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diff --git a/README b/README
index 146795bd4..7871c763c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ vSwitch supports the following features:
     * Support for OpenFlow
     * Compatibility layer for the Linux bridging code
 
-Open vSwitch supports Linux 2.6.15 and up, with testing focused on
-2.6.18 with Centos and Xen patches and version 2.6.26 from kernel.org.
-Open vSwitch also has special support for Citrix XenServer hosts.
+The included Linux kernel module supports Linux 2.6.15 and up, with
+testing focused on 2.6.18 with Centos and Xen patches and version
+2.6.26 from kernel.org.  Open vSwitch also has special support for
+Citrix XenServer hosts.
+
+Open vSwitch can also operate, at a cost in performance, entirely in
+userspace, without assistance from a kernel module.  This userspace
+implementation should be easier to port than the kernel-based switch.
+It is considered experimental.
 
 What's here?
 ------------
@@ -51,8 +57,11 @@ The main components of this distribution are:
       to be installed on a Citrix XenServer host as a drop-in
       replacement for its switch, with additional functionality.
 
-    * ovs-appctl, a utility that can control Open vSwitch daemons,
-      adjusting their logging levels among other uses.
+    * ovs-vsctl, a utility for querying and updating the configuration
+      of ovs-vswitchd.
+
+    * ovs-appctl, a utility that sends commands to running Open
+      vSwitch daemons.
 
 Open vSwitch also provides an OpenFlow implementation and tools for
 those interested in OpenFlow but not additional Open vSwitch features:
@@ -82,6 +91,9 @@ read INSTALL.bridge.
 To build RPMs for installing Open vSwitch on a Citrix XenServer host
 or resource pool, read INSTALL.XenServer.
 
+To install Open vSwitch without using a kernel module, read
+INSTALL.userspace.
+
 To learn set up SSL support for Open vSwitch, read INSTALL.SSL.
 
 Each Open vSwitch userspace program is accompanied by a manpage.  Many