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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ markup language. Instead it uses [[Subversion]] and [[MarkDown]].
 
 * [[Security]] lists potential security problems. ikiwiki is still being developed, and is being written with security as a priority, so don't expect things to stay in this list for long.
 
-Ikiwiki is _not_ yet formally released. If you really have to have it: svn://svn.kitenet.net/ikiwiki/trunk
+Ikiwiki is _not_ yet formally released, although it's very close to being ready for a release now. If you really have to have it: svn://svn.kitenet.net/ikiwiki/trunk
 
 All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.