updates by fritz

git-svn-id: svn://svn.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/trunk@1681 a5681a0c-68f1-0310-ab6d-d61299d08faa

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-Status Report on RRDtool OSS Project
-====================================
+Status Report on the RRDtool OSS Project
+========================================
 Author:  Tobias Oetiker
 Date:    2008-11-24
-$Id:$
+$Id$
+
 
 Accomplishments
 ---------------
+
 * RRDtool 1.3
 
   * The new major version has been released in early summer, containing
@@ -16,42 +18,46 @@ Accomplishments
 
 * RRDtool 1.2.x
 
-  * Several minor stability and portability have been addressed with new
-    minor releases. The 1.2 series remains the most widely used version of
-    RRDtool since it is present in a wide variety of Linux distributions.
+  * Several minor stability and portability issues have been addressed
+    with new minor releases. The 1.2 series remains the most widely
+    used version of RRDtool since it is present in a wide variety of
+    Linux distributions.
 
 * Development of RRDtool 1.4
 
   With the release of RRDtool 1.3 trunk was opened for work on RRDtool 1.4. 
   New features include:
 
-  - RRDcached for massive performance enhancements for large installations
-    with hundreds of thousands of RRD files.
+  - RRDcached aiming at massive performance enhancements for large
+    installations with hundreds of thousands of RRD files.
 
-  - SQL Database access for RRDtool graph. This allows to use RRDtool
-    excellent graphing capabilities to be used on time series data acquired
-    directly from a SQL database (thought libdbi).
+  - SQL database access for RRDtool graph. This allows to use RRDtool's
+    excellent graphing capabilities on time series data
+    acquired directly from a SQL database (through libdbi).
 
-  RRDtool 1.4 is in a stabilization phase now, prior to release of the first
-  release candidates.
+  RRDtool 1.4 is in a stabilization phase now, prior to release of the
+  first release candidates in early 2009.
 
-Current Activities
-------------------
 
-* Code Maintenance. Mails on the mailing-lists and directly to me indicate
-  compatibility issues or suggest little changes. These are often
-  implemented directly.
+Other Ongoing Activities
+------------------------
 
-* Mailing-list, Web-server, Trac Maintenance. The on-line resources for
-  RRDtool are kept up-to-date, in working order and spam free.
+* Code Maintenance: mails on the mailing-lists and directly to me
+  indicate compatibility issues or suggest little changes. These are
+  often implemented immediately.
 
-* LISA Tutorials and Bofs on RRDtool
+* Mailing-list, Web-server, Trac maintenance. The on-line resources
+  for RRDtool are kept up-to-date, in working order and spam free.
 
-* Run-Up for RRDtool 1.4 release in 2009
+* Several tutorials and Bofs on RRDtool at LISA 2009 (conference on
+  Large Installation System Administration, Nov 2008, San Diego, U.S.)
+
+* Run-up for RRDtool 1.4 release in 2009
 
 * Fully automated and minimally tested nightly releases of the 1.2, 1.3 and
   trunk code.
 
+
 Planned Activities
 ------------------
 
@@ -63,18 +69,19 @@ Planned Activities
 
   The major feature of 1.5 will be the portable data format that allows to
   read and write rrd files across all platforms where rrdtool is supported.
-  Preliminary information about this feature can be found in.
+  Preliminary information about this feature can be found in
+
+    http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool-trac/wiki/PortableRrdFormat
 
-  http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool-trac/wiki/PortableRrdFormat
 
 Sponsorship 2009
 ----------------
 
-The 2009 Sponsorship program has been setup. If you have not signed up yet.
-I would be thrilled to have you as a sponsor for the next year.
-Please be in touch.
+The 2009 sponsorship program has been setup. If you have not signed up
+yet, I would be thrilled to have you as a sponsor for the next year.
+Please get in touch.
 
-In 2008, rrdtool has been sponsored by these companies:
+In 2008, RRDtool has been sponsored by these companies:
 
 Gold Sponsors: