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+++ b/HACKING
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ Code Branching Model
 The master branch is what we consider the main-line of development,
 and the last, non-rc tag on master is the most recent stable release.
 
-Of course, in all fairness, it has been a *long* time since the last
-stable release, but we're working fairly hard to fix that -- no,
-seriously.
-
 Any branch with a "tmp/" prefix might be rebased (often), so keep that
 in mind when using or depending on one.
 
@@ -23,21 +19,28 @@ via email.
 Current Trajectory
 ==================
 
-At the moment, the primary goal is to test master in preparation for a
-0.25 release, which among many other things will include more complete
-support for filesystem metadata.
+Now that we've finished the 0.30 release, we're working on 0.31, and
+although we're not certain which new features will be included, here
+are likely candidates:
 
-If you have the time and inclination, please help review patches
-posted to the list for inclusion in 0.25.  (See "ways to help" below.)
+  - Accommodation for the upcoming demise of Python 2, most likely via
+    support for Python 3.
+
+and these are also under consideration:
+
+  - Better VFS performance for large repositories (i.e. fuse, ls,
+    web...).
+
+  - Better VFS caching.
+
+  - Index improvements.
+
+  - Incremental indexing via inotify.
 
-We'd like to try to release (0.25) soon, so we're limiting the scope
-of prospective changes -- definitely in-scope:
+  - Smarter (and quieter) handling of cross-filesystem metadata.
 
-  - fixes to the new metadata support
-  - fixes for regressions (portability included)
-  - fixes for "serious" bugs
-  - "simple" fixes
-  - documentation improvements
+If you have the time and inclination, please help review patches
+posted to the list, or post your own.  (See "ways to help" below.)
 
 
 More specific ways to help
@@ -55,16 +58,33 @@ incorporating it into master, so reviews are an important way to help.
 We also love a good "Tested-by:" -- the more the merrier.
 
 
+Testing
+=======
+
+You can run the test suite much more quickly via "make -j test" (as
+compared to "make test"), at the expense of slightly more confusing
+output (interleaved parallel test output), and inaccurate intermediate
+success/failure counts, but the final counts displayed should be
+correct.
+
+Individual non-Python tests can be run via "./wvtest run t/TEST" and
+if you'd like to see all of the test output, you can omit the wvtest
+run wrapper: "t/TEST"
+
+Individual Python tests can be run via "./wvtest run ./wvtest.py
+lib/bup/t/TEST", and as above, you can see all the output by omitting
+the wvtest run wrapper like this: "./wvtest.py lib/bup/t/TEST"
+
+
 Submitting patches
 ==================
 
 As mentioned, all patches should be posted to the mailing list for
-review.
-
-You can create a "signed off" (see ./SIGNED-OFF-BY) set of patches in
-./pending, ready for submission to the list, like this:
+review, and must be "signed off" by the author before official
+inclusion (see ./SIGNED-OFF-BY).  You can create a "signed off" set of
+patches in ./patches, ready for submission to the list, like this:
 
-    git format-patch -s -o pending origin/master
+    git format-patch -s -o patches origin/master
 
 which will include all of the patches since origin/master on your
 current branch.  Then you can send them to the list like this:
@@ -93,7 +113,7 @@ Of course, unless your machine is set up to handle outgoing mail
 locally, you may need to configure git to be able to send mail.  See
 git-send-email(1) for further details.
 
-Oh, and we do have a ./CODING-STYLE, hobgoblins and all, though don't
+Oh, and we do have a ./CODINGSTYLE, hobgoblins and all, though don't
 let that scare you off.  We're not all that fierce.