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 2001-07-08  Rob Browning  <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
 
+	* TODO: updated to include relevant itemized RELEASE tasks that
+	are distributable so we can check them off as they are done.
+
+	* RELEASE: add a note that the RELEASE instructions are out of
+	date now that we're using branches.
+
 	* AUTHORS: add "many files throughout" for myself.
 
 2001-06-28  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>