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@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@
 
 \section{Introduction}
 
-{\large This document is a draft, and is subject to change until the
-final version of Python 2.1 is released.  Currently it is up to date
-for Python 2.1 release candidate~1.  Please send any comments, bug
-reports, or questions, no matter how minor, to
-\email{amk1@bigfoot.com}.  }
-
 It's that time again... time for a new Python release, Python 2.1.
 One recent goal of the Python development team has been to accelerate
 the pace of new releases, with a new release coming every 6 to 9
@@ -37,7 +31,7 @@
 Refer to the Python 2.1 documentation, or to the specific PEP, for
 more details about any new feature that particularly interests you.
 
-The final release of Python 2.1 is planned for April 2001.
+The final release of Python 2.1 was made on April 17, 2001.
 
 %======================================================================
 \section{PEP 227: Nested Scopes}