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@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ bup has a few advantages over other backup software:
 Reasons you might want to avoid bup
 -----------------------------------
 
- - This is a very early version. Therefore it will most probably not work
-   for you, but we don't know why.  It is also missing some
-   probably-critical features.
+ - It's not remotely as well tested as something like tar, so it's
+   more likely to eat your data.  It's also missing some
+   probably-critical features, though fewer than it used to be.
    
  - It requires python >= 2.6, a C compiler, and an installed git
-   version >= 1.5.3.1.  It also requires par2 if you want fsck to be
+   version >= 1.5.6.  It also requires par2 if you want fsck to be
    able to generate the information needed to recover from some types
    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.
 
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Reasons you might want to avoid bup
 Notable changes introduced by a release
 =======================================
 
+ - <a href="note/0.29.2-from-0.29.1.md">Changes in 0.29.2 as compared to 0.29.1</a>
  - <a href="note/0.29.1-from-0.29.md">Changes in 0.29.1 as compared to 0.29</a>
  - <a href="note/0.29-from-0.28.1.md">Changes in 0.29 as compared to 0.28.1</a>
  - <a href="note/0.28.1-from-0.28.md">Changes in 0.28.1 as compared to 0.28</a>
@@ -103,6 +104,15 @@ 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).
 
@@ -144,7 +154,11 @@ From source
        
  - Run the tests:
  
-        make test
+        make long-check
+
+    or if you're in a bit more of a hurry:
+
+        make check
        
     The tests should pass.  If they don't pass for you, stop here and
     send an email to bup-list@googlegroups.com.  Though if there are
@@ -200,7 +214,9 @@ Using bup
         bup help restore
         ...
 
- - Initialize the default BUP_DIR (~/.bup):
+ - Initialize the default BUP_DIR (~/.bup -- you can choose another by
+   either specifying `bup -d DIR ...` or setting the `BUP_DIR`
+   environment variable for a command):
 
         bup init
 
@@ -251,6 +267,10 @@ 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
@@ -283,7 +303,7 @@ Using bup
  - Look at how little extra space your second backup used on top of
    the first:
  
-       du -s ~/.bup
+        du -s ~/.bup
        
  - Restore the first tar backup again (the ~1 is git notation for "one
    older than the most recent"):
@@ -504,7 +524,7 @@ mailing list (see below) if you'd like to help.
     
  - bup needs better documentation.
  
-    According to a recent article about bup in Linux Weekly News
+    According to an article about bup in Linux Weekly News
     (https://lwn.net/Articles/380983/), "it's a bit short on examples and
     a user guide would be nice."  Documentation is the sort of thing that
     will never be great unless someone from outside contributes it (since