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 # Packaging Practices
 
-The primary goal of `ypkg` is ease of maintainence. In order to do so we ensure packages in the binary repository adhere to a strict set of conventions and practices.
+The primary goal of `ypkg` is ease of maintenance. In order to do so we ensure packages in the binary repository adhere to a strict set of conventions and practices.
 
 The next few sections will detail these.