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diff --git a/doc/standards.texi b/doc/standards.texi
index 088f2fabb..cbf2f8428 100644
--- a/doc/standards.texi
+++ b/doc/standards.texi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @setfilename standards.info
 @settitle GNU Coding Standards
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate June 7, 2009
+@set lastupdate December 11, 2009
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ programs written in C, but many of the rules and principles are useful
 even if you write in another programming language.  The rules often
 state reasons for writing in a certain way.
 
-This release of the GNU Coding Standards was last updated
-@value{lastupdate}.
-
 @cindex where to obtain @code{standards.texi}
 @cindex downloading this manual
 If you did not obtain this file directly from the GNU project and
@@ -92,6 +89,18 @@ Coding Standards from the GNU web server in many
 different formats, including the Texinfo source, PDF, HTML, DVI, plain
 text, and more, at: @uref{http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/}.
 
+If you are maintaining an official GNU package, in addition to this
+document, please read and follow the GNU maintainer information
+(@pxref{Top, , Contents, maintain, Information for Maintainers of GNU
+Software}).
+
+@cindex @code{gnustandards-commit@@gnu.org} mailing list
+If you want to receive diffs for every change to these GNU documents,
+join the mailing list @code{gnustandards-commit@@gnu.org}, via the web
+interface at
+@url{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnustandards-commit}.
+Archives are also available there.
+
 Corrections or suggestions for this document should be sent to
 @email{bug-standards@@gnu.org}.  If you make a suggestion, please include a
 suggested new wording for it; our time is limited.  We prefer a context
@@ -114,6 +123,10 @@ The GNU Hello program serves as an example of how to follow the GNU
 coding standards for a trivial program.
 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/hello.html}.
 
+This release of the GNU Coding Standards was last updated
+@value{lastupdate}.
+
+
 @node Legal Issues
 @chapter Keeping Free Software Free
 @cindex legal aspects
@@ -3948,7 +3961,7 @@ is preferable to setting them in environment variables:
 CC=gcc ./configure
 @end example
 as it helps to recreate the same configuration later with
-@file{config.status}.
+@file{config.status}.  However, both methods should be supported.
 @end table
 
 All @code{configure} scripts should accept all of the ``detail''
@@ -4051,13 +4064,13 @@ installing the program should @strong{never} be included in the
 distribution.  So if you do distribute non-source files, always make
 sure they are up to date when you make a new distribution.
 
-Make sure that the directory into which the distribution unpacks (as
-well as any subdirectories) are all world-writable (octal mode 777).
-This is so that old versions of @code{tar} which preserve the
-ownership and permissions of the files from the tar archive will be
-able to extract all the files even if the user is unprivileged.
-
-Make sure that all the files in the distribution are world-readable.
+Make sure that all the files in the distribution are world-readable, and
+that directories are world-readable and world-searchable (octal mode 755).
+We used to recommend that all directories in the distribution also be
+world-writable (octal mode 777), because ancient versions of @code{tar}
+would otherwise not cope when extracting the archive as an unprivileged
+user.  That can easily lead to security issues when creating the archive,
+however, so now we recommend against that.
 
 Don't include any symbolic links in the distribution itself.  If the tar
 file contains symbolic links, then people cannot even unpack it on
@@ -4210,5 +4223,5 @@ eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
 time-stamp-start: "@set lastupdate "
 time-stamp-end: "$"
 time-stamp-format: "%:b %:d, %:y"
-compile-command: "make just-standards"
+compile-command: "cd work.s && make"
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