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index dafa2c6392..2da3d1a116 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -25,25 +25,26 @@ What is LyX?
 
 What do I need to run LyX?
 
-    Either of :
+    Either:
     * a Unix-like system (including Windows with cygwin)
     * Windows 2000 or newer
-    * Mac OS 10.2 or newer
+    * Mac OS 10.4 or newer
 
-    A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. teTeX for unix) not older
-       than 1995/12/01.
-    Python 2.3 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts
-    (note that you need at least Python 2.3.4 for exporting LyX files
-    to a pre-unicode format, as previous versions are affected by a bug
-    about the normalization of unicode strings)
+    A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. TeX Live for Linux, MikTeX for
+    Windows).
+
+    Python 2.4 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts.
+    Note 1: Python 2.4 or later is required due to the subprocess module.
+    Note 2: Python 2.6 or later is recommended on Windows.
+    Note 3: Python 3.0 or later is not supported.
 
 How does the LyX version scheme work?
 
     LyX uses a contiguous numbering scheme for versions, where a
     number "1.x.y" indicates a stable release '1.x', maintenance
-    release 'y'.  In other words, LyX 1.4.0 was the first stable
-    release in the 1.4-series of LyX. At the time of writing, the
-    latest maintenance release in the 1.4-series was LyX 1.4.4.
+    release 'y'.  In other words, LyX 1.5.0 was the first stable
+    release in the 1.5-series of LyX. At the time of writing, the
+    latest maintenance release in the 1.5-series was LyX 1.5.2
 
     Please note that maintenance releases are designed primarily to
     fix bugs, and that the file format will _never_ change due to a
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ How does the LyX version scheme work?
     kernel --the team is too small to afford that-- but rather to
     include all the simple and safe bug fixes. This is so that the
     maintenance burden on us is not too high, and so that system
-    administrators can install new releases without fear.  Experience
+    administrators can install new releases without fear. Experience
     shows that these releases will contain a few new features, and
     that the bulk of the patches will be documentation updates.
 
@@ -88,10 +89,11 @@ How do I upgrade from an earlier LyX version?
 What do I need to compile LyX from the source distribution?
 
     * A good C++ compiler.  Development is being done mainly with
-      gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 1.5.0, you need at
+      gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 1.6.0, you need at
       least gcc 3.2.x.
 
-    * The Qt4 library, version 4.1.1 or newer.
+    * The Qt4 library, at least version 4.5.0. For all features
+      newer versions (e.g. Qt 4.8) are recommended.
 
     Read the file "INSTALL" for more information on compiling.
 
@@ -110,14 +112,11 @@ Okay, I've installed LyX. What now?
 Does LyX have support for non-English speakers/writers/readers?
 
     Yes. LyX supports writing in many languages, including
-    right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew. There is a port
-    of LyX named CJK-LyX which adds support for Chinese, Korean
-    and Japanese (http://cellular.phys.pusan.ac.kr/cjk.html)
-    [This support is being merged in lyx-1.5]
+    right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew.
 
-    Menus and error messages have been translated to 17 languages.
+    Menus and error messages have been translated to many languages.
     For the status of the different translations, see
-    http://www.lyx.org/devel/i18n.php
+    http://www.lyx.org/I18n
 
     Keymaps can ease typing in many languages.
 
@@ -136,10 +135,9 @@ Internet resources of relevance to LyX
 	ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/
 
     The LyX Development page has information about the development
-    effort. LyX is under Subversion control, so you can get the very
+    effort. LyX is under Git version control, so you can get the very
     latest sources from there at any time.
-	http://www.lyx.org/devel
-	ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/
+	http://www.lyx.org/Development
 
 How do I submit a bug report?
 
@@ -147,7 +145,8 @@ How do I submit a bug report?
     You'll find detailed info on submitting bug reports there.
 
     If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers' mailing
-    list, or use the LyX bug tracker at http://bugzilla.lyx.org/.
+    list, or use the LyX bug tracker at
+    http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
     Don't forget to mention which version you are having problems with!
 
 How can I participate in the development of LyX?