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diff --git a/bacula/README b/bacula/README
index 513b130c99..ea5a760f3d 100644
--- a/bacula/README
+++ b/bacula/README
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
 
-As you will note, I don't follow the standard GNU release
-numbering conventions, but rather one that I started in
-1970.  My internal releases were 0.nn, the first release to
-another user was 1.0, each modified source code release then
-gets a new minor release (1.1, 1.2, ...) as well as a date.  Each
-major change in the software -- e.g.  new tape format will
-normally have the major release number incremented.
-
-Your best bet for getting Bacula up and running is to read
-the manual, which can be found in
-<bacula-main-directory>/doc/html-manual, or in
-<bacula-main-directory>/doc/bacula.pdf.
+Your best bet to get Bacula compiled and running is
+to read the online manual at:
+
+  http://www.bacula.org
 
 Barring reading the manual, you might try the
 following:
@@ -30,18 +22,6 @@ To Configure it:
     --with-job-email=YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS \
     --with-smtp-host=YOUR_SMTP_SERVER_ADDRESS
 
-Note, if you do not have readline installed on your
-system, you either need to add:
-     
-     --disable-readline 
-
-or add:
-
-     --with-readline=$HOME/bacula/depkgs1/readline
-
-where I assume you have loaded depkgs1 into $HOME/bacula
-and built the readline routine.      
-
 If you want to use SQLite, please download depkgs and
 build sqlite, then add something like:
 
@@ -92,23 +72,4 @@ FreeBSD users, pay special attention to the Device configuration
 parameters needed to deal with FreeBSD tape drivers.
 
 License:
-For the most part, Bacula is licensed under GPL version 2 or greater.        
-Regardless of what is specified in the GPL license, Bacula may be linked
-with any non-GPLed libraries, including OpenSSL, that are required for 
-its proper functioning.
-
-In addition to GPL, there are also parts of Bacula that are licensed
-under LGPL so that they may be used in proprietary code to interface
-with Bacula, and there are parts that are in the public domain.
-             
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS
-IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
-TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
-PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER
-OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
-EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
-PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
-NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+Please see the file LICENSE for the terms of the license.