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@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Reasons you might want to avoid bup
    of corruption.
  
  - It currently only works on Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OS X >= 10.4,
-   Solaris, or Windows (with Cygwin).  Patches to support other
-   platforms are welcome.
+   Solaris, or Windows (with Cygwin, and maybe with WSL).  Patches to
+   support other platforms are welcome.
 
  - Any items in "Things that are stupid" below.
 
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ From source
  
         git clone https://github.com/bup/bup
 
+ - This will leave you on the master branch, which is perfect if you
+   would like to help with development, but if you'd just like to use
+   bup, please check out the latest stable release like this:
+
+        git checkout 0.29.1
+
+   You can see the latest stable release here:
+   https://github.com/bup/bup/releases.
+
  - Install the required python libraries (including the development
    libraries).
 
@@ -251,6 +260,10 @@ Using bup
         bup index /etc
         bup save -r SERVER: -n local-etc /etc
 
+ - See what saves are available in ~/.bup on SERVER:
+
+        bup ls -r SERVER:
+
  - Restore the remote backup to ./dest:
 
         bup restore -r SERVER: -C ./dest local-etc/latest/etc