Unicode ReadMe update for Unicode 3.1.

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1 files changed, 31 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/lib/unicode/ReadMe.txt b/lib/unicode/ReadMe.txt
index 85adb80c64..4e100a28f8 100644
--- a/lib/unicode/ReadMe.txt
+++ b/lib/unicode/ReadMe.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-March 23, 2001
+March 30, 2001
 
-This directory contains the data files for the minor release 
-Unicode 3.1.
+This directory contains the Unicode Character Database
+data files.
 
-This release consists of corrections and additions to the
-Unicode Character Database for the Unicode Standard, 
-Version 3.1.
+Currently, the Unicode Character Database files are at
+the version level:
+
+   Unicode Standard, Version 3.1.
+
+For information about the standard itself, see
+UAX #27, Unicode 3.1. <http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr27/>
 
 Detailed documentation of the files constituting the
 Unicode Character Database (contributory data files for
@@ -15,21 +19,33 @@ PropList.html, NamesList.html, and DerivedProperties.html
 for specific details about particular files or sets of
 files.
 
-Unihan-3.1.txt is a very large file, so it is also provided in
-three different compressed formats:
+Unihan.txt is a very large file. For convenience, the current
+Unicode 3.1 version of Unihan.txt is also available in
+three compressed formats in the Unicode 3.1 update directory.
+See: <http://www.unicode.org/Public/3.1-Update/> or
+<ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.1-Update/>
 
 Unihan-3.1.zip for Windows. (Use winzip)
 Unihan-3.1.Z   for Unix.    (Use uncompress)
 Unihan-3.1.gz  for Unix.    (Use gzip)
 
-UCDwithoutUnihan.zip is a Windows winzip file that contains
-all of the Unicode Character Database files except
-Unihan-3.1.txt and this ReadMe.txt file. This file is
-provided for convenience when downloading files from the
-Unicode Character Database. Note that the files are zipped in
+The Unicode 3.1 update directory also contains a winzip
+version of all the other contributory data files for
+that update directory. That file is named:
+
+UCDwithoutUnihan.zip        (Use winzip)
+
+UCDwithoutUnihan.zip is a convenient way to download
+most of the Unicode Character Database files, but to
+be complete, be sure to also get ArabicShaping.txt,
+BidiMirroring.txt, and Jamo.txt, which were unchanged
+between Unicode 3.0.1 and Unicode 3.1, and which were
+therefore not included in the 3.1-Update directory.
+
+Note that the files are zipped in
 exactly the same format they have on the server (with Unix
-line endings). From a browser, right-clicking on this file
-entry will allow automatic download and unzipping on a
+line endings). From a browser, right-clicking on 
+UCDwithoutUnihan.zip will allow automatic download and unzipping on a
 Windows system with winzip installed.