Update text about ports, hopefully not too controversial.

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-\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.43 2003/02/01 00:29:38 ben Exp $
+\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.46 2003/03/29 01:44:39 owen Exp $
 
 \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
 
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ development snapshots, in which case testing will be very welcome.
 \b try the
 \W{http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/}{Wishlist
 page}, and see if you can find the feature there. If it's on there,
-it probably \e{hasn't} been implemented.
+and not in the \q{Recently fixed} section, it probably \e{hasn't} been
+implemented.
 
 \S{faq-ssh2}{Question} Does PuTTY support SSH v2?
 
@@ -206,13 +207,10 @@ really wants it, we'd be interested to know why :-)
 
 \S{faq-wince}{Question} Will there be a port to Windows CE or PocketPC?
 
-Probably not in the particularly near future. Despite sharing large
-parts of the Windows API, in practice WinCE doesn't appear to be
-significantly easier to port to than a totally different operating
-system.
-
-However, PuTTY on portable devices would clearly be a useful thing,
-so in the long term I hope there will be a WinCE port.
+It's currently being worked on, but it's only in its early stages yet,
+and certainly isn't yet useful.  PuTTY on portable devices would
+clearly be a useful thing, so in the long term I hope it can be
+brought up to release quality.
 
 \S{faq-win31}{Question} Is there a port to Windows 3.1?
 
@@ -233,9 +231,9 @@ testing in this area would be very welcome!
 
 \S{faq-mac-port}{Question} Will there be a port to the Mac?
 
-Eventually.  The terminal emulation code has been ported, as has the
-saved-settings infrastructure, but networking and a configuration GUI
-still need to be done before the port will be of any use.
+There is a port to the Mac OS in progress. It's just about usable, but
+has an awful lot of gaps and rough edges that will need cleaning up
+before release.
 
 \S{faq-epoc}{Question} Will there be a port to EPOC?
 
@@ -244,6 +242,10 @@ even on systems the developers \e{do} already know how to program
 for, it might be a long time before any of us get round to learning
 a new system and doing the port for that.
 
+However, some of the work has been done by other people, and a beta
+port of PuTTY for the Nokia 9200 Communicator series is available
+from \W{http://www.s2.org/putty/}\cw{http://www.s2.org/putty/}
+
 \H{faq-embedding} Embedding PuTTY in other programs
 
 \S{faq-dll}{Question} Is the SSH or Telnet code available as a DLL?
@@ -951,8 +953,15 @@ PuTTY team can personally recommend Thinking Putty, which you can
 buy from Crazy Aaron's Putty World, at
 \W{http://www.puttyworld.com}\cw{www.puttyworld.com}.
 
-\S{faq-pronounce}{Question} How do I pronounce PuTTY?
+\S{faq-meaning}{Question} What does \q{PuTTY} mean?
+
+It's the name of a popular SSH and Telnet client.  Any other meaning
+is in the eye of the beholder.  It's been rumoured that \q{PuTTY}
+is the antonym of \q{\cw{getty}}, or that it's the stuff that makes your
+Windows useful, or that it's a kind of plutonium Teletype.  We
+couldn't possibly comment on such allegations.
+
+\S{faq-pronounce}{Question} How do I pronounce \q{PuTTY}?
 
-Exactly like the normal word \q{putty}. Just like the stuff you put
-on window frames. (One of the reasons it's called PuTTY is because
-it makes Windows usable. :-)
+Exactly like the English word \q{putty}, which we pronounce
+/\u02C8{'}p\u028C{V}t\u026A{I}/.