preparation of library cleaning

diff --git a/lib/README.txt b/lib/README.txt
index e6766d7..9a03e9c 100755 (executable)
--- a/lib/README.txt
+++ b/lib/README.txt
@@ -7,60 +7,79 @@ their version in the filename. The filename should look like:
 
   name-of-library-x.y.z.jar
 
-A description and url should be added here.
+A description and url should be added here. Please keep track
+of the documentation! If there are things to be done regarding
+a certain library, this is stated in a todo field
 
 Now the descriptions in alphabetical order:
 
 
 avalon-framework-4.0
 ------------------------------------------------
-version    : ??
-url        : http://jakarta.apache.org/avalon/
-description:
+version    : 4.0
+url        : http://avalon.apache.org/framework
+description: The Avalon Framework consists of 
+             interfaces that define relationships 
+             between commonly used application 
+             components, best-of-practice pattern 
+             enforcements, and several lightweight 
+             convenience implementations of the 
+             generic components.
+todo       : update to 4.1.4
+
 
 
 batik
 ------------------------------------------------
 version    : ??
 url        : http://xml.apache.org/batik/
-description:
+description: batik is for images in the Scalable Vector 
+             Graphics (SVG) 
+todo       : check if necessary / check for update
+             version 1.1.1
 
 
 commons-configuration-1.0-dev
 ------------------------------------------------
-version    : 1.0
+version    : 1.0-dev
 url        : http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/
-description: needed for parsing the configuration properties file.
+description: needed for parsing the configuration 
+             properties file
+todo       : moved into the Commons as 
+             ExtendedProperties ??
 
 
 commons-net20030111
 ------------------------------------------------
-version    : ??
+version    : 20030111 (??)
 url        : http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/
 description: needed for the mail feature
-todo       : update
+todo       : update to version 1.0
 
 
 cos
 ------------------------------------------------
-version    : 06/19/2001 (probably
-url        :
+version    : 06/19/2001 (probably)
+url        : http://www.servlets.com/cos/index.html
 description: servlet utilities by O'Reyly
-todo      : replace due to the license
+todo      : update to cos-05Nov2002.zip 
+             replace due to the license
 
 
 fop
 ------------------------------------------------
 version    : ??
 url        : http://xml.apache.org/fop/
-description: rename and/or update
+description:
+todo       : The latest stable version is FOP-0.20.4
+             check if necessary
 
 
 freemarker.jar / freemarker-utility.jar
 ------------------------------------------------
 version    : 1.6.2 (probably)
 url        : http://fm-classic.sourceforge.net
-description:
+description: template engine
 todo       : update to version 1.7.5 
              template changes involved on update
 
@@ -71,13 +90,17 @@ version    : 1.0.8
 url        : http://www.cacas.org/java/gnu/regexp/
 description: GNU regular expression library
 todo      : update to version 1.1.4
+             check if to be replaced with jakarta
+             commons regexp
 
 
 jimi
 ------------------------------------------------
 version    : ??
-url        :
-description:
+url        : http://java.sun.com/products/jimi/
+description: Jimi is a class library for managing 
+             images
+todo       : check for update / check if necessary
 
 
 log4j
@@ -89,18 +112,23 @@ description: Jakarta Log4J standard library for
 todo       : update to version 1.2.8
 
 
-logkit-1.0
+logkit
 ------------------------------------------------
-version    : ??
-url        :
-description:
+version    : 1.0
+url        : http://apache.serveftp.org/apache-site/dist/avalon/logkit/latest/
+description: LogKit is an easy to use logging 
+             toolkit. 
+depends on : avalon
+todo       : update to version 1.2
 
 
-lucene-1.2
+lucene
 ------------------------------------------------
-version    : ??
-url        : http://jakarta.apache.org/lucene
-description: a search engine
+version    : 1.2
+url        : http://jakarta.apache.org/lucene/
+description: Jakarta Lucene is a high-performance, 
+             full-featured text search engine written 
+             entirely in Java.
 
 
 multex
@@ -114,8 +142,14 @@ todo       : rename to multex-3.jar
 poolman
 ------------------------------------------------
 version    : ??
-url        :
-description:
+url        : https://sourceforge.net/projects/poolman
+url        : http://www.codestudio.com/
+description: PoolMan is no longer available or supported 
+             Connection and object pooling mechanisms: 
+             they can now be found in application servers [...] 
+             Tomcat and the Jakarta Project, and other 
+             J2EE products and servers.
+todo       : find replacement
 
 
 postgresql
@@ -135,17 +169,11 @@ description: see postgresql
 todo       : check if necessary at all
 
 
-saxon
-------------------------------------------------
-version    : ??
-url        :
-description:
-
-
 strutsmesg
 ------------------------------------------------
 version    : ??
-url        :
-description:
+url        : 
+description: Extracted from struts 1.0
 todo       : update
 
+