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 "If you have a problem, click here. SHA-1 checksum: 65742a2194185790925a4dcd6105ca27eb3e386a"
-As a seasoned Linux user, she knows she may open a terminal and type a command to manually verify that the download completed without errors. Luckily there are no errors, so she uses the file. Janie wishes her browser automatically took care of this for her, even though she knows how to do it.
+As a seasoned Unix user, she knows she may open a terminal and type a command to manually verify that the download completed without errors. Luckily there are no errors, so she uses the file. Janie wishes her browser automatically took care of this for her, even though she knows how to do it.
 Behavior with this feature: User initiates a binary file download. A hash is supplied in a 'Digest' header. Once the download completes successfully, Firefox automatically uses the hash to validate the file. If there is an error during transfer, a retry option can be given. If the file is complete and without errors, it can be shown as a typical completed download.