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 Synergy
 =======
 
-We commit directly to release branches. The trunk was becoming a dead weight (as it was always the same as the latest release branch), so we deleted it. Please commit to (and build patches against) the a release branch, e.g. /branches/1.4
+We now commit directly to release branches. The trunk was becoming a dead
+weight (as it was always the same as the latest release branch), so we
+deleted it.
+
+Please commit to (and build patches against) the a release branch.
+e.g. /branches/1.4
 
 If you have any questions, please email the dev mailing list.
   http://groups.google.com/group/synergy-plus-dev