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 Botan 1.7.24 2008-12-01
-http://botan.randombit.net/
 
 Botan is a C++ class library for performing a wide variety of
 cryptographic operations.
 
 This is the third release candidate for Botan 1.8.0. I consider it the
-best version of Botan available, and recommend all users upgrade from
-1.6 or earlier versions as soon as possible. Some APIs have changed
+best version available, and recommend all users upgrade from 1.6 or
+earlier versions as soon as possible. Some APIs have changed
 incompatibly since the 1.6 release series, but most applications
 should work as-is or with only simple modifications.
 
-Botan is licensed under a BSD-like license, the terms of which are
-specified in 'doc/license.txt'. More information about the authors and
-contributors can be found in 'doc/credits.txt' and 'doc/thanks.txt'
+Botan is under a BSD-like license, the details of which can be found
+in license.txt. More information about the authors and contributors
+can be found in credits.txt and thanks.txt. All of these files are
+included in the doc/ directory of the source distribution.
 
 You can file bugs in Bugzilla, which can be accessed at
   http://www.randombit.net/bugzilla/
@@ -21,21 +21,25 @@ or by sending a report to the botan-devel mailing list
 
 In the doc directory, there should be a set of PDFs, including
 
-building.pdf - Build instructions
-api.pdf - API reference manual
-tutorial.pdf - A set of simple examples and tutorials
+building.pdf - build instructions
+api.pdf - the API reference manual
+tutorial.pdf - a set of simple examples and tutorials
 
-Other examples can be found in the doc/examples directory.
+A set of example programs can be found in the doc/examples directory.
 
-Some higher level protocols are implemented on top of Botan by:
+Some higher level cryptographic protocols are implemented using
+Botan in:
 
-NetSieben SSH Library (SSHv2): http://www.netsieben.com/products/ssh/
-Ajisai (SSLv3/TLSv1): http://www.randombit.net/code/ajisai/
+- NetSieben SSH Library (SSHv2)
+    http://www.netsieben.com/products/ssh/
+- Ajisai (SSLv3/TLSv1)
+    http://www.randombit.net/code/ajisai/
 
-Check http://botan.randombit.net/ for announcements and new
-releases. If you'll be developing code using Botan, consider joining
-the mailing lists. And feel free to contact me with any questions or
-comments.
+Check the project's website at http://botan.randombit.net/ for
+announcements and new releases. If you'll be developing code using
+this library, consider joining the mailing lists to keep up to date
+with changes and new releases.
 
-Regards,
-   Jack Lloyd ([email protected])
+As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.
+
+-Jack Lloyd ([email protected])