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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ It contains the following programs:
        All senders have the same set of commands that allow to
        control the access permissions of the stream.
 
-       para_server needs an  "audio file selector" to work, mainly
+       para_server needs an "audio file selector" to work, mainly
        to determine which song to stream next. There are three
        selectors available: random, playlist and mysql. The former
        chooses audio files randomly and  playlist can handle, well,
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ It contains the following programs:
        the given filters are 'piped' together in-memory, i.e. without
        calling any of the read(2)/write(2)/select(2) etc. functions.
 
-- para_play (optional)
+- para_write (obligatory)
 
-       A small wav/raw player for alsa.
+       A modular audio stream writer. It supports a simple file
+       writer output plugin and an optional wav/raw player for alsa.
        Debian package: libasound2-dev
 
 - para_audiod (optional, but recommended):
@@ -131,10 +132,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
 In any case you need
 
        - gcc, the gnu compiler collection (shipped with distro): gcc-3
-       or newer is prefered, but gcc-2.95 is still supported. Note
-       that gcc-2.95 may spit out many warnings like unused function
-       parameters and missing initializers. These are all harmless
-       and may be ignored.
+       or newer is prefered, but gcc-2.95 might still work.
 
        - openssl (needed by server, client): usually shipped with
        distro, but you might have to install the "development"
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ make sure to install the corresponding development package as well.
 If you want to stream ogg vorbis files you'll need:
 
        - libogg, libvorbis, libvorbisfile, and a command line ogg vorbis
-               player, e.g. para_filter or ogg123.
+               decoder, e.g. para_filter or ogg123.
 
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