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reword introduction to rosetta stone, add links

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attempt to explain used and documented terminology, as well as how
the declarative programming paradigm relates to building software.

in the future one could highlight encouraged terms to shape future
material into higher consistency.
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@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Nix consists of hierarchical [layers](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitier_
At the top is the *command line interface*, translating from invocations of Nix executables to interactions with the underlying layers.
Below that is the *Nix language*, a [purely functional](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purely_functional_programming) configuration language.
It is used to compose expressions which ultimately evaluate to self-contained *build steps*, used to derive *build results* from referenced *build inputs*.
It is used to compose expressions which ultimately evaluate to self-contained *build plans*, used to derive *build results* from referenced *build inputs*.
::: {.note}
The Nix language itself does not have a notion of *packages* or *configurations*.