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diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 0de14dd..22962d2 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ Suggestions for improving GNU tar.
 
 * Incorporate fixes from major distributions, e.g., Debian GNU/Linux.
 
+* --append should bail out if the two archives are of different types.
+
 * Add support for GNU private keywords in POSIX 1003.1-2001 headers,
-so that the GNU extensions (--sparse, --incremental, --label and
+so that the GNU extensions (--incremental, --label and
 --multi-volume) may be used with POSIX archives.
 
 * Add support for a 'pax' command that conforms to POSIX 1003.1-2001.
@@ -16,9 +18,10 @@ so that the GNU extensions (--sparse, --incremental, --label and
 	 UNIX98 tar warns if all links cannot be resolved.
 	   (GNU tar --check-links option)
 
-  Perhaps we could announce a phase-in period where "l" changes in semantics.
-  In the meanwhile we could make the "l" semantics to be determined by the
-  value of POSIXLY_CORRECT variable.
+  Currently tar prints a warning when this option is used. Sometime
+  in the future its semantics will be changed to that of --check-links.
+  In the meanwhile we should announce a phase-in period where "l"
+  changes in semantics. 	   
 
 * Interoperate better with Joerg Schilling's star implementation.
 
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ so that the GNU extensions (--sparse, --incremental, --label and
   It would be useful to be able to use '--remove-files' with '--diff',
   to remove all files that compare successfully, when verifying a backup.
 
-* Add tests for testing the added functonality.
+* Add tests for the new functonality.
 
 * Consider this:
 
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ so that the GNU extensions (--sparse, --incremental, --label and
   
 * Copyright notice
 
-  Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+  Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
   This file is part of GNU tar.