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@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Subject: dgit 1.0, available for all users
-
 I am pleased to announce dgit 1.0, which can be used, as applicable,
 by all contributors and downstreams.
 
@@ -31,10 +29,10 @@ Existing users
 --------------
 
 All existing users who are not running dgit 0.30 or later must
-upgrade.  Earlier versions of dgit will not cope with git histories
-manipulated by dgit 0.30, and will crash trying to access
-now-moved-aside git repositories on alioth.  New versions of dgit are
-happy to accept old histories (and fix them up if necessary).
+upgrade.  dgit << 0.30 will not cope with git histories manipulated by
+later dgit, and will crash trying to access now-moved-aside git
+repositories on alioth.  New versions of dgit accept old histories
+(and fix them up if necessary).
 
 
 Anonymous read-only access
@@ -62,8 +60,11 @@ Backports
 ---------
 
 The dgit 1.0 binary package which I have just uploaded to sid is
-installable and useable back to at least wheezy.  I hope that a formal
-backport will be forthcoming soon.
+installable (simply with dpkg -i), and useable back to at least
+wheezy.
+
+The source builds on wheezy as-is.  I hope that a formal backport will
+be forthcoming soon.
 
 
 Exciting uses of some of the dgit-repos on alioth
@@ -94,11 +95,10 @@ Thanks
 
 I would like to thank DSA and ftpmaster.
 
-ftpmaster have provided the new ftpmaster data API service, which
-supports anonymous queries needed for anonymous use of dgit.
-
-DSA have provided hosting for both the main dgit git service, and a
-(browseable) mirror used for read access.  The DSA team, and
-particularly Peter Palfrader, have provided me with excellent support.
-Without their help none of this would have been possible.
+ftpmaster have provided the new archive data API service, which
+supports the anonymous queries needed for readonly use of dgit.
 
+DSA have provided hosting for both the main dgit git service, and the
+mirror used for read access.  The support I have had from the DSA
+team, and particularly Peter Palfrader, has been both excellent and
+invaluable.  Without their help none of this would have been possible.