From: Simon Ruderich <simon@ruderich.org>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:24:48 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: README: mention why YAML was chosen
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README: mention why YAML was chosen
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diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index d65e2b0..8f1684f 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ contains the files, packages, services and commands which should be applied to
 all hosts which are members of this group.
 
 The configuration of all managed hosts is stored in a directory on the local
-host. Safcm uses https://yaml.org/[YAML] for all configuration files. However,
-tasks like copying a file require no explicit configuration (see the
-documentation for details).
+host. Safcm uses https://yaml.org/[YAML] for all configuration files for its
+natural syntax. Strict type checks prevent potential pitfalls of more complex
+YAML syntax. Tasks like copying a file require no explicit configuration (see
+the documentation for details).
 
 Files consist of a tree of files (regular files and symbolic links) and
 directories with permissions, user/group and content. Files can use