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@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ to parse and process arbitrary genealogy files in the standard gedcom format.
 
 Its main features are:
 
- - strict callback-based parser written in C (using lex/yacc)
+ - strict callback-based parser written in C (using lex/yacc), a C object
+   model is also available (compare to the difference between SAX and DOM
+   in XML).
 
  - supports the Gedcom 5.5 standard fully
 
@@ -20,19 +22,25 @@ Its main features are:
  - specific parsing of date values to a calendar-neutral date system (Julian
    days aka serial day numbers); the date parser can be called separately
 
- - provisions for "compatibility-mode" parsing, to allow for not-exactly-
-   standard syntaxes used by other genealogy programs (only the hooks are
-   in at the moment, not the actual compatibility)
+ - specific parsing and checking of cross-references
+
+ - specific parsing of age values
+
+ - "compatibility-mode" parsing, to allow for not-exactly-standard syntaxes
+   used by other genealogy programs; currently, compatibility is added for:
+     - ftree
+     - Lifelines 3.0.2 (not complete)
 
 NOTE:
  - NO BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY is guaranteed for 0.x releases !
 
 To do list:
- - specific parsing and checking of cross-references
  - specific parsing of other special values
- - C++ interface
  - compatibility with other genealogy programs
  - older/newer Gedcom standards ?
+ - modifying data
+ - writing GEDCOM files, GEDML files
+ - C++ object model
  - ...
 
 For more information, refer to the documentation in the doc subdirectory,
@@ -41,7 +49,7 @@ or to the SourceForge project web site and summary page:
   http://sourceforge.net/projects/gedcom-parse
 
 Also, have a look at the 'Genes' program, from which this library is a
-spin-off, and which intends to use this library:
+spin-off, and which uses this library:
   http://genes.sourceforge.net
   http://sourceforge.net/projects/genes