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diff --git a/README.PERL b/README.PERL
index f667d7f9b1..184b3771a0 100644
--- a/README.PERL
+++ b/README.PERL
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
  - on Linux distributions based on RPMs, you will need to install
    'perl-core' rather than just 'perl'.
 
- It is highly recommended that you have at least Perl version 5.10
- installed.
+ You MUST have at least Perl version 5.10.0 installed.  This minimum
+ requirement is due to our use of regexp backslash sequence \R among
+ other features that didn't exist in core Perl before that version.
 
  Notes on Perl on Windows
  ------------------------
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@
  You will need to install Perl separately.  One way to do so is to
  download the source from http://perl.org/, unpacking it, reading
  README.vms and follow instructions.  Another way is to download a
- .PCSI file from http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmsperlkit/files/
- and install it using the POLYCENTER install tool.
+ .PCSI file from http://www.vmsperl.com/ and install it using the
+ POLYCENTER install tool.
 
  Notes on Perl modules we use
  ----------------------------