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diff --git a/klibc/klibc/README b/klibc/klibc/README
index 7d5751804..edc8524f2 100644
--- a/klibc/klibc/README
+++ b/klibc/klibc/README
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 This is klibc, what is intended to be a minimalistic libc subset for
 use with initramfs.  It is deliberately written for small size,
-minimal entaglement and portability, not speed.  It is definitely a
+minimal entaglement, and portability, not speed.  It is definitely a
 work in progress, and a lot of things are still missing.
 
 
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ this:
 
 a) In the source root directory (the directory above the one in which
    this file is found) create a symlink called "linux" pointing to a
-   reasonably recent Linux kernel tree (2.4 or 2.5 should be OK.)
+   reasonably recent Linux kernel tree (2.4 or 2.6 should be OK.)
    This tree must have the include/asm symlink set up for the
    architecture you're compiling for, and include/linux/autoconf.h
    must exist.  The easiest way to make sure of all of these is to do
    a "make config" or any of its variants on the kernel tree is
-   question, followed by a "make dep".
+   question, followed by a "make dep" (2.4) or "make prepare" (2.6).
 
 b) If you're cross-compiling, change ARCH in the main MCONFIG file to
    the appropriate architecture, and set CROSS to your toolchain
@@ -34,24 +34,47 @@ b) If you're cross-compiling, change ARCH in the main MCONFIG file to
 
    The following is the last known status of various architectures:
 
-   Known to work:	       alpha arm i386 s390 s390x sparc sparc64 x86_64*
-   Works static, not shared:   mips* arm-thumb sh*
-   Need crt0.S updates:	       ppc 
-   Missing setjmp:	       ppc64
-   Need porting work:	       cris ia64 m68k mips64 parisc
+   alpha:	 Working static, shared untested
+   arm-thumb:	 Untested
+   arm26:	 Not yet ported
+   arm:		 Working
+   cris:	 Untested
+   h8300:	 Not yet ported
+   i386:	 Working
+   ia64:	 Working
+   m68k:	 Not yet ported
+   mips64:	 Not yet ported
+   mips:	 Working
+   parisc:	 Untested
+   ppc64:	 Working
+   ppc:		 Working
+   s390:	 Working static, shared untested
+   s390x:	 Working
+   sh:		 Untested
+   sparc64:	 sigaction() fails in ash for unknown reason
+   sparc:	 Working
+   v850:	 Not yet ported
+   x86-64:	 Working
+   
+   Shared library support requires recent binutils on many
+   architectures.
 
-   x86_64:   requires a kernel header patch (to be created)
-   mips, sh: linker problem; might work with fixed linker
+   "Need sysstub.ph" means the architectural changes first implemented
+   in klibc-0.117 has not yet been implemented; klibc-0.116 did,
+   however, work.  "Not yet ported" means no porting work has been
+   done on this architecture.
 
-   Shared library support for sparc/sparc64 requires binutils 2.13.90.0.4.
-
-   Note that even the "known to work" ones likely have bugs.  Please
-   report them if you run into them.
+   Note that even the "working" ones likely have bugs.  Please report
+   them if you run into them.
 
 c) Type "make" and pray...
 
 d) Try the test programs in the tests/ directory.  They should run...
 
-Contact me at <hpa@zytor.com> for more info.
+Contact the klibc mailing list:
+
+	http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/klibc
+
+... for more info.
 
 	-hpa