Didn't get around to committing these after the last release.

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-            Roundup 0.3.0 - an issue tracking system
+=================================================
+SC-Track Roundup 0.4.1 - an issue tracking system
+=================================================
 
-** note for existing users of extended schema
+If you are upgrading please read MIGRATION.txt.
 
-This release includes several bug fixes and  usability improvements. It
-also switches the CGI interface authentication over from HTTP Basic to cookie
-based. For a more detailed in the CHANGES file accompanying the source.
+Roundup requires python 2.1.1 for correct operation. Support for dumbdbm
+requires python 2.1.2 or 2.2.
+
+Big stuff in this release:
+
+- Users may register alternate addresses they might send e-mail from
+- Splitting of file storage in the backend into multiple directories
+- Better handling of 8-bit e-mail messages
+- Nicer configuration of web headers
+- Popup help for multilink classes
+- Cleanups in the date classes
+- Much, much more: see the CHANGES file for details.
+
+Source and documentation is available at the website:
+     http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
+Release Info (via download page):
+     http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
+Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
+     http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
+
+
+
+About Roundup
+=============
 
 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with 
 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design 
@@ -14,10 +37,12 @@ Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
 
 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as 
-"description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to
- (a) submit new issues,
- (b) find and edit existing issues, and
- (c) discuss issues with other participants.
+"description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
+
+(a) submit new issues,
+(b) find and edit existing issues, and
+(c) discuss issues with other participants.
+
 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
@@ -26,8 +51,3 @@ doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
 disutils-based install script is provided.
 
 It comes with two issue tracker templates and three database back-ends. 
-Back-ends for relational databases are being developed.
-
-Source is available at the website:
-      http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup/
-