--- xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0061.txt	2010/01/31 08:27:05	1.5
+++ xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0061.txt	2010/01/31 09:55:43	1.6
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GLEP: 61
 Title: Manifest2 compression
-Version: $Revision: 1.5 $
-Last-Modified: $Date: 2010/01/31 08:27:05 $
+Version: $Revision: 1.6 $
+Last-Modified: $Date: 2010/01/31 09:55:43 $
 Author: Robin Hugh Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> 
 Status: Draft
 Type: Standards Track
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 Additionally, some of the larger already-existing Manifests in the tree
 can also be reduced.
 
+This GLEP is not mandatory for the tree-signing specification, but
+instead helps to cut down the size impact of large Manifest2 files, some
+of which are already present in the tree. As such, it is also able to
+stand on it's own.
+
 Specification
 =============
 Creation of compressed Manifests: