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@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ 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 a "database tool" to work, mainly to
-	determine which song to stream next. There are three such
-	tools available: random, plm and mysql. The former chooses
-	audio files randomly and plm, the playlist manager, can handle
+	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,
 	playlists. Both are always supported.
 
-	The (optional) mysql database tool connects to a mysql server
-	which holds information on your audio files. It has several
-	unusual features, see README.mysql for details.
+	The optional mysql selector connects to a mysql server which
+	holds information on your audio files. It has several unusual
+	features, see README.mysql for details.
 
 - para_client (obligatory):
 
@@ -80,20 +80,21 @@ It contains the following programs:
 
 - para_gui (optional, but recommended):
 
-        Themable ncurses-based gui. It calls para_audioc and presents
-        the obtained information in an ncurses window. para_gui
-        provides key-bindings for the most common commands and new
-        key-bindings can be added easily.
+	Themable ncurses-based gui. It calls para_audioc and presents
+	the obtained information in an ncurses window. para_gui
+	provides key-bindings for the most common commands and new
+	key-bindings can be added easily.
 
 - para_sdl_gui (optional):
 
-        SDL-based gui. Similar to para_gui but presents its output in
-        an X window (fullscreen mode is also available) and can display
-        jpg images on a per song basis. para_sdl_gui provides an input
-        prompt to enter arbitrary commands. However, it can also be used
-        non-interactively (e.g. as a screen saver) via the -i switch.
+	SDL-based gui. Similar to para_gui but presents its output
+	in an X window (fullscreen mode is also available) and can
+	display jpg images on a per song basis. para_sdl_gui provides
+	an input prompt to enter arbitrary commands. However, it
+	can also be used non-interactively (e.g. as a screen saver)
+	via the -i switch.
 
-- para_krell (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_krell (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
 
 	A plugin for gkrellm which shows small pictures of the
 	current song. It allows you to launch 27 different commands
@@ -104,13 +105,13 @@ It contains the following programs:
 
 	A (Linux-only) alarm clock and volume-fader.
 
-- para_dbadm (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_dbadm (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
 
 	Very simple curses-based frontend which uses libmenu. Useful
 	for quickly changing the attributes of the current song
 	(e.g. from para_gui as an external command).
 
-- para_slider (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_slider (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
 
 	A small X application which shows a scrollbar for each
 	attribute defined in the mysql database. It creates a stream
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ In any case you need
 
 	- software mixing, e.g. ALSA and the direct mixing plugin (dmix)
 
-If you want to use the mysql-based dbtool (recommended), you also need
+If you want to use the mysql-based audio file selector, you also need
 
 	- mysql-server
 	- mysql-client
@@ -211,9 +212,9 @@ Distribution of paraslash is covered by the GNU GPL. See file COPYING.
 
 LIMITATIONS:
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-The mysql database tool assumes that the basenames of your audio files
-are unique. If this is not the case, don't use this database tool,
-rename your files, or create your own database tool.
+The mysql selector assumes that the basenames of your audio files are
+unique. If this is not the case, don't use this selector, rename your
+files, or create your own one.
 
 THE AUTHOR:
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