diff --git a/misc-patches/README b/misc-patches/README
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-Here you will find patches against Gutenprint that enables multicut support
-for every model that I'm aware of.
-
-This code is not mainlined, and isn't likely to be in its current state.
-
-If you are going to patch gutenprint and compile it yourself, I highly 
-recommend using the latest code out of CVS, available here:
-
-	http://sourceforge.net/p/gimp-print/code/
-
-After you install the patched gutenprint release, you *must* remove and 
-re-create your printer queue.
diff --git a/misc-patches/README-OBSOLETE b/misc-patches/README-OBSOLETE
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+BREAKING NEWS: As of 2015-09-07, Gutenprint includes full multicut 
+support.  This will be present in 5.2.11-pre2 and newer releases.
+
+These patches will remain for historical purposes.
+
+You *must* remove and re-create your printer queue after applying these 
+patches or upgrading to a newer snapshot of Gutenprint.
diff --git a/misc-patches/multicut-5.2.11dev.diff b/misc-patches/multicut-5.2.11-pre1.diff
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