minor fixes for the README

git-svn-id: svn://svn.savannah.gnu.org/nano/trunk/nano@1618 35c25a1d-7b9e-4130-9fde-d3aeb78583b8

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+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 CVS code -
+- README:
+       - Reformat to 72 characters per line, fix wording in one spot,
+         and fix spacing in several spots. (DLR)
 
 GNU nano 1.3.1 - 2004.01.09
 - General:

diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,18 +7,19 @@ Overview
      wonderfully easy-to-use and friendly Pico text editor.
 
      First and foremost is its license: the Pine suite does not use the
-     GPL or a GPL-friendly license, and has unclear restrictions on 
-     redistribution.  Because of this, Pine and Pico are not included with
-     many GNU/Linux distributions.  Also, other features (like goto line
-     number or search and replace) were unavailable until recently or
-     require a command line flag.  Yuck.
+     GPL or a GPL-friendly license, and has unclear restrictions on
+     redistribution.  Because of this, Pine and Pico are not included
+     with many GNU/Linux distributions.  Also, other features (like goto
+     line number or search and replace) were unavailable until recently
+     or require a command line flag.  Yuck.
 
      nano aims to solve these problems by emulating the functionality of
      Pico as closely as possible while addressing the problems above and
      perhaps providing other extra functionality.
 
-     The nano editor is now an official GNU package.  For more information
-     on GNU and the Free Software Foundation please see http://www.gnu.org.
+     The nano editor is now an official GNU package.  For more
+     information on GNU and the Free Software Foundation please see
+     http://www.gnu.org.
      
 How to compile and install nano
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ How to compile and install nano
      make
      make install
      
-     It's that simple. Use --prefix with configure to override the 
+     It's that simple.  Use --prefix with configure to override the
      default installation directory of /usr/local.
      
 Web Page
@@ -39,26 +40,30 @@ Web Page
 Mailing List and Bug Reports
 
        Savannah hosts all the nano-related mailing-lists.
+
        + info-nano@gnu.org is a very low traffic list
-         used to announce new Nano versions or other important information
-         about the project.
+         used to announce new Nano versions or other important
+         information about the project.
        + help-nano@gnu.org is for those seeking to get help without
          wanting to hear about the technical details of its
          development.
        + nano-devel@gnu.org is the list used by the people
          that make Nano and a general development discussion list, with
          moderate traffic.
-       To subscribe, send email to nano-<name>-request@gnu.org
-       with a subject of "subscribe", where <name> is the list you want to
+
+       To subscribe, send email to nano-<name>-request@gnu.org with a
+       subject of "subscribe", where <name> is the list you want to
        subscribe to.
+
        For general bug reports, send a description of the problem to
        nano@nano-editor.org or directly to the development list.
 
 Current Status
 
-       GNU nano has reaching its second major milestone, 1.2.x. Development
-       of new features will continue in the 1.3.x branch, while 1.2.x
-       versions will be dedicated to bugfixing and polishing.
+       GNU nano has reached its second major milestone, 1.2.x.
+       Development of new features will continue in the 1.3.x branch,
+       while 1.2.x versions will be dedicated to bugfixing and
+       polishing.
 
    Chris Allegretta (chrisa@asty.org)