--- cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt	2009/06/14 21:31:08	1.2
+++ cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt	2009/06/16 07:29:58	1.3
@@ -4,14 +4,42 @@ SME Server 8.0 Beta 4 Release Notes
 June 2009
 
 The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
-SME Server 8.0 Beta 4. This release is based on CentOS 5.3 and all packages
-have been updated to the latest releases.
+SME Server 8.0 Beta 4 which will be the next major release of SME Server.
+This release is based on CentOS 5.3 and all packages have been updated 
+to the latest releases.
+
+***************************
+SME Server users should not upgrade production servers to this release
+but those who can are encouraged to load the beta to a dedicated test
+machine and take part in the testing phase. 
+***************************
 
-Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised
-in the bug tracker (and only there, please);
+Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug
+tracker (and only there, please);
 
     http://bugs.contribs.org/
 
+Please be sure to choose 'SME Server Release 8.X' 
+
+***************************
+Testers Please Note the following...
+
+1. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8
+   will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware
+   means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX;
+   AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors
+   are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon,
+   Athlon XP and later.
+
+2. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean
+   machines without contribs or other modifications. Issues with
+   upgrading from clean SME machines can be reported in the bug
+   tracker, but detailed reviews of upgrading paths will not start
+   until Release Candidate versions are made available.
+
+   Some notes on upgrading from Release 7 can be found 
+   at http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8
+***************************
 
 About SME Server
 ================
@@ -31,6 +59,25 @@ development.
 
 Please visit http://www.smeserver.org/donate/ to donate.
 
+
+Thanks and a plea for help
+==========================
+
+The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved
+themselves with this beta release. At this stage in development the role
+of testers is vital; the final release date and the stability and quality
+of the new version depend on full and thorough testing by all levels of
+users, right from beginners who may be confused by, and draw the developers
+attention to, insufficiently transparent system design, up to seasoned
+and skilled users who can probe the system deeply. Bug triage and
+verification testing needs lots of community involvement; please try to
+spare some time to this vital aspect of our community's future.
+
+This release, which is based on a major update of CentOS, contains
+many new features. Please run Software Installer in Server Manager
+regularly during testing to be sure your system reflects the latest stage
+of development.
+
 Changes in this release
 =======================
 
@@ -182,4 +229,4 @@ General features
 
 - Based on CentOS 5.3 and all available updates
 
-$Id: README.txt,v 1.1 2009/06/06 23:51:54 slords Exp $
+$Id: README.txt,v 1.2 2009/06/14 21:31:08 wellsi Exp $