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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * How can I contact the OpenSSL developers?
 * Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL?
 * Why aren't tools like 'autoconf' and 'libtool' used?
+* What is an 'engine' version?
 
 [LEGAL] Legal questions
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?
 * Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: command not found"?
 * Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: 1 no implemented"?
-* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha True64 Unix?
+* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix?
 * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail with "ar: command not found"?
 * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Win32 with VC++?
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * Which is the current version of OpenSSL?
 
 The current version is available from <URL: http://www.openssl.org>.
-OpenSSL 0.9.6a was released on April 5th, 2001.
+OpenSSL 0.9.6b was released on July 9th, 2001.
 
 In addition to the current stable release, you can also access daily
 snapshots of the OpenSSL development version at <URL:
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ A number of Linux and *BSD distributions include OpenSSL.
 autoconf will probably be used in future OpenSSL versions. If it was
 less Unix-centric, it might have been used much earlier.
 
+* What is an 'engine' version?
+
+With version 0.9.6 OpenSSL was extended to interface to external crypto
+hardware. This was realized in a special release '0.9.6-engine'. With
+version 0.9.7 (not yet released) the changes were merged into the main
+development line, so that the special release is no longer necessary.
 
 [LEGAL] =======================================================================
 
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ environment variable HOME is set, then the seeding file is $HOME/.rnd.
 If neither RANDFILE nor HOME is set, versions up to OpenSSL 0.9.6 will
 use file .rnd in the current directory while OpenSSL 0.9.6a uses no
 default seeding file at all.  OpenSSL 0.9.6b and later will behave
-similarly to 0.9.6a, but will use a default of "C:" for HOME on
+similarly to 0.9.6a, but will use a default of "C:\" for HOME on
 Windows systems if the environment variable has not been set.
 
 If the default seeding file does not exist or is too short, the "PRNG
@@ -359,9 +366,9 @@ and compile/install it.  GNU bc (see http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html
 for download instructions) can be safely used, for example.
 
 
-* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha True64 Unix?
+* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix?
 
-On some Alpha installations running True64 Unix and Compaq C, the compilation
+On some Alpha installations running Tru64 Unix and Compaq C, the compilation
 of crypto/sha/sha_dgst.c fails with the message 'Fatal:  Insufficient virtual
 memory to continue compilation.'  As far as the tests have shown, this may be
 a compiler bug.  What happens is that it eats up a lot of resident memory