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@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ new type.
 
 {UD,AJ} On Linux, the use of kernel headers is reduced to the minimum.  This
 gives Linus the ability to change the headers more freely.  Also, user
-programs are not insulated from changes in the size of kernel data
+programs are now insulated from changes in the size of kernel data
 structures.
 
 For example, the sigset_t type is 32 or 64 bits wide in the kernel.  In