diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 243943b6c..f47e93b46 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ version by deleting the installed directories (for example,
         /usr/lib/pythonx.x/site-packages/gramps
         /usr/lib/pythonx.x/dist-packages/gramps
     where pythonx.x is python2.7 or whatever version you installed gramps with.
-Also remove the gramps .egg files that are installed along the gramps directory.
+Also remove the gramps .egg files that are installed along with the gramps
+directory.
 
-If you don't know the list of all files that Gramps installed, you can reinstall
-it with the --record option, and take a look at the list this produces (so
-python setup.py install --record grampsfiles.txt
+If you don't know the list of all files that Gramps installed, you can
+reinstall it with the --record option, and take a look at the list this
+produces (so python setup.py install --record grampsfiles.txt
 
 GRAMPS is a python application, so loading happens on reading the
 files, meaning that files of a previous version that are no longer
diff --git a/README b/README
index 253f0d92f..f5f02def4 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+$Id$
+
 Please read the COPYING file first.
 If building from source, also read the INSTALL file (at least through the
 "SUPER-SHORT VERSION") before going further.
@@ -5,7 +7,7 @@ If building from source, also read the INSTALL file (at least through the
 Requirements
 --------------------------------
 The following packages *MUST* be installed in order for Gramps to work:
-   Python 2.7 or greater, Python 3.2 or greater (python version cannot be mixed)
+   Python 2.7 or greater, Python 3.2 or greater (or both python versions)
    GTK 3.0 or greater
    pygobject 3.3.2 or greater
    cairo, pango, pangocairo with instrospection bindings (the gi packages)
@@ -44,8 +46,9 @@ The following packages are optional
                     http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_4.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Archiving_a_Family_Tree
                     Only rcs is needed, NO python bindings are required
 
-   PIL              Python Image Library is needed to convert non jpg images to
-                    jpg so as to include them in LaTeX output
+   PIL              Python Image Library is needed to crop
+                    images and also to convert non jpg images to
+                    jpg so as to include them in LaTeX output.
 
    ttf-freefont     More font support in the reports