diff --git a/subversion.changes b/subversion.changes
index 971bd2e..a5127ab 100644
--- a/subversion.changes
+++ b/subversion.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 31 21:18:19 CET 2011 - stsp@elego.de
+
+- fix misleading text in /etc/sysconfig/svnserve (+1 from mrueckert)
+
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 Wed Jan 19 09:59:05 CET 2011 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/subversion.sysconfig.svnserve b/subversion.sysconfig.svnserve
index f54fd18..064de3b 100644
--- a/subversion.sysconfig.svnserve
+++ b/subversion.sysconfig.svnserve
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 ## Default	"-d -R -r /srv/svn/repos"
 #
 # default options for the svnserve process
-# it is recommended to provide only readonly access to your data.
-# there is no authentication possible, everyone can read and write at will
-# read the subversion documentation about more info
+# the -R option enforces read-only access, i.e. write operations to the
+# repository (such as commits) will not be allowed
+# authentication should be configured before allowing write access,
+# see http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.serverconfig.svnserve.html#svn.serverconfig.svnserve.auth
 #
 SVNSERVE_OPTIONS="-d -R -r /srv/svn/repos"