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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SDL Perl is an active and exciting project with many facets. Explore this websit
 
 =head3 Getting Started
 
-To begin using SDL Perl read the tutorials and documentation. 
+A new SDL::Manual is being prepared for new users. In the mean time take a look at the documentation, ask for help on the mailing lists or irc channel, and see the examples in the source code.
 
 =head3 Contribute
 
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ Talk to us on channel L<#sdl|http://widget.mibbit.com/?settings=89f140215d608606
 
 Send us an email at L<mailing list| mailto:sdl-devel@perl.org>.
 
+Our archives are located at L<mail-archive | http://www.mail-archive.com/sdl-devel@perl.org/> and  L<nntp.perl | http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.sdl.devel>.
+
+We also have a L<rssfeed | http://www.nntp.perl.org/rss/perl.sdl.devel.rdf>.
+
+For help send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-help@perl.org| mailto:sdl-devel-help@perl.org>.
+
+To subscribe to the mailing lists send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-subscribe@perl.org| mailto:sdl-devel-subscribe@perl.org>.
+
+To unsubscribe send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-unsubscribe@perl.org | mailto:sdl-devel-unsubscribe@perl.org>.
+
 =item Testing and Development
 
 Join us on the trac L<site| http://sdlperl.ath.cx/projects/SDLPerl> to get started on making and grabing tickets. 
@@ -38,30 +48,16 @@ To begin testing read L<this| http://sdlperl.ath.cx/projects/SDLPerl/wiki/Testin
 
 =head1 Latest News
 
-=head2 Mar 11 2010
+=head2 August 03 2010
 
 =head3 CPAN Release
        
-L<SDL 2.4|http://search.cpan.org/~kthakore> is on CPAN! The new API has many changes and much more improvements. So check it out ;o)
+L<SDL 2.5|http://search.cpan.org/~kthakore> is on CPAN! The new API has many changes and much more improvements. So check it out ;o)
 
 SDL Perl at v2.2.6 on CPAN is the last of it's kind which will have the old API.
 
 =head3 Active Development
 
-SDL Perl is being actively developed to v3.0. The process is as below:
-
-=head3 TODO
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-Make SDL work with Frozen Bubble
-
-Frozen Bubble is being reviewed as we speak! Until then
-
-  cpan Games::FrozenBubble
-
-=back
+SDL Perl is being actively developed to v3.0. We are adding many new SDLx::* modules to provide a more Perly interface to SDL. Please review, request or even hack the code. Talk to us on the irc channel or mailing lists.
 
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