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+++ b/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/08_platform-specifics/01_ubuntu-linux.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <p>
   Ubuntu Linux is the most popular variety of Linux in use on desktop
   and laptop systems. It has the backing of a for-profit corporation
-  (Canonical Inc.) behind it, a defined philosophy and a huge and
+  (Canonical Inc.), a defined philosophy and a huge and
   worldwide user base. As a result, it is a common platform for people
   who want to use Ardour and other tools for music creation and
   pro-audio work. 
@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
   </ul>
 </p>
 
+<h2>High Level Recommendations for Ubuntu Users</h2>
+
+<p>
+  If you are really committed to using Ubuntu for pro-audio or music
+  creation work, you should .... 
+<p>
+<p>
+  If you not yet committed to using Ubuntu for pro-audio or music
+  creation work, you should probably consider using a different
+  distribution that has a demonstrated history of not making life for
+  users like you more complex than it needs to be. In particular you
+  might want to consider a distribution such
+  as <a href="http://www.bandshed.net/AVLinux.html">AVLinux</a>
+  or <a href="http://www.dickmacinnis.com/dreamstudio/">Dreamstudio</a>
+  that is specifically focused on media creation work.
+</p>
+
 <h2>Problems with Ardour Packages</h2>
 
 <dl>
@@ -34,29 +51,30 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
   released by Ubuntu has been correctly built or not. Ubuntu has a
   history of making packaging errors that lead to crashes, missing
   functionality and odd behaviour that is not present in the
-  ready-to-run version of the program that you can get from ardour.org
-  (or in the packages released by other distributions)
+  ready-to-run version of the program that you can get from a
+  href="http://ardour.org/download">ardour.org</a> (or in the packages
+  released by other distributions)
 </p>
 <dt>Symptoms</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
-  If you plan to use Ardour on Ubuntu, you are <strong>strongly
-  recommended</strong> to download the ready-to-run version from
-  ardour.org. Ardour's lead developer (and many of the most active
-  members of our user community) will not provide support for, and
-  will not investigate bugs reported for, Ubuntu's own packages of
-  Ardour.
+  Ardour starts up and basically runs, but you encounter subtle
+  problems (for example, with plugin GUIs or with export, or with the
+  use of certain specific plugins), or are missing functionality, or
+  run into crashes.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>How to Fix</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
-  If have already installed the Ubuntu package of Ardour and find that
-  although the program starts up and basically runs, but you are
-  running into more subtle problems (for example, with plugin GUIs or
-  with export, or with the use of certain specific plugins), then you
-  are <strong>strongly recommended</strong> to download the
-  ready-to-run version from ardour.org. 
+  Download the ready-to-run version
+  from <a href="http://ardour.org/download">ardour.org</a>. Ardour's
+  lead developer (and many of the most active members of our user
+  community) will not provide support for, and will not investigate
+  bugs reported for, Ubuntu's own packages of Ardour. The ardour.org
+  packages install along side your distribution versions, and do not
+  interfere or interact in anyway other than sharing your own personal
+  Ardour settings and configuration choices.
 </p>
 </dd>
 </dl>