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diff --git a/doc/maintain.texi b/doc/maintain.texi
index 10e5f1901c..8274ac3827 100644
--- a/doc/maintain.texi
+++ b/doc/maintain.texi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate May 1, 2010
+@set lastupdate May 17, 2010
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
@@ -1233,12 +1233,12 @@ version, and checking that the result exactly matches the new version.
 @node Distribution on ftp.gnu.org
 @section Distribution on @code{ftp.gnu.org}
 @cindex GNU ftp site
-@cindex @code{ftp.gnu.org}, the GNU ftp site
+@cindex @code{ftp.gnu.org}, the GNU release site
 
-GNU packages are distributed through directory @file{/gnu} on
-@code{ftp.gnu.org}.  Each package should have a subdirectory
-named after the package, and all the distribution files for the package
-should go in that subdirectory.
+GNU packages are distributed through the directory @file{/gnu} on
+@code{ftp.gnu.org}, via both HTTP and FTP.  Each package should have a
+subdirectory named after the package, and all the distribution files
+for the package should go in that subdirectory.
 
 @c If you have an interest in seeing the monthly download logs from the FTP
 @c site at @code{ftp.gnu.org} for your program, that is something that
@@ -1254,13 +1254,13 @@ versions on @code{ftp.gnu.org}.
 @cindex beta releases
 @cindex pretest releases
 
-@cindex @code{alpha.gnu.org}, ftp site for test releases
+@cindex @code{alpha.gnu.org}, test release site
 When you release a greatly changed new major version of a program, you
 might want to do so as a pretest.  This means that you make a tar file,
 but send it only to a group of volunteers that you have recruited.  (Use
 a suitable GNU mailing list/newsgroup to recruit them.)
 
-We normally use the FTP server @code{alpha.gnu.org} for pretests and
+We normally use the server @code{alpha.gnu.org} for pretests and
 prerelease versions.  @xref{Automated FTP Uploads}, for procedural details
 of putting new versions on @code{alpha.gnu.org}.
 
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ Your package's web page (normally
 @item
 Your package's download location (normally
 @indicateurl{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/@var{package}/}).  It is also
-useful to mention the FTP mirror list at
+useful to mention the mirror list at
 @url{http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html}, and that
 @url{http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/@var{package/}} will automatically
 redirect to a nearby mirror.
@@ -2035,19 +2035,23 @@ Note that this uses a space, not a slash.
 @cindex source repository
 @cindex version control system
 @cindex FTP site
+@cindex release site
 @cindex hosting
 
 We recommend using @code{savannah.gnu.org} for the source code
-repository for your package, and, even more so, using
-@code{ftp.gnu.org} as the standard distribution site.  Doing so makes
-it easier for developers and users to find the latest GNU releases.
-@xref{Old Versions}, for more information about Savannah.
-
-However, it is ok to use other machines if you wish.  If you use a
-company's machine to hold the repository for your program, or as its
-ftp site, please put this statement in a prominent place on the site,
-so as to prevent people from getting the wrong idea about the
-relationship between the package and the company:
+repository for your package, but that's not required.  @xref{Old
+Versions}, for more information about Savannah.
+
+We strongly urge you to use @code{ftp.gnu.org} as the standard
+distribution site.  Doing so makes it easier for developers and users
+to find the latest GNU releases.  However, it is ok to use another
+server if you wish, provided it allows access from the general public
+without limitation (for instance, without excluding any country).
+
+If you use a company's machine to hold the repository for your
+program, or as its ftp site, please put this statement in a prominent
+place on the site, so as to prevent people from getting the wrong idea
+about the relationship between the package and the company:
 
 @smallexample
 The programs <list of them> hosted here are free software packages