diff --git a/doc/download.html b/doc/download.html
index 42403856..f3e9eb35 100755
--- a/doc/download.html
+++ b/doc/download.html
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
 
 
 ELOG is distributed both as source code and as precompiled binaries for
-various platforms. In addition to regular releases, snapshots are made
-available containing some new and not yet completely debugged code. This
+various platforms. In addition to major versions, minor releases are made
+containing bug fixes or some new and not yet completely debugged code. This
 is usually the case if some user asks for some new features, which are then
-implemented and sent to the user for testing. A
-<a href="http://midas.psi.ch/cgi-bin/cvsweb/elog/src/elogd.c">CVS web access</a> to the
-source code contains the complete development history of ELOG. New for each
+implemented and sent to the user for testing. The minor releases are named
+<b><code>x.y.z-r</code></b> where <b><code>r</code></b> is the release number.
+A <a href="http://midas.psi.ch/cgi-bin/cvsweb/elog/src/elogd.c">CVS web access</a> to the
+source code contains the complete development history of ELOG. News for each
 version can be seen in the <a href="http://midas.psi.ch/elog/download/ChangeLog">changelog</a><p>
 
 <div class=Section><i>ELOG source code</i></div><p>
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ unless you want to download a previous version. Untar the file with<p>
 tar -zxvf elog-latest.tar.gz
 </code><p>
 
-and compile it with <code>"make"<code>. Then follow the instructions on how to install the server
+and compile it with <code>"make"</code>. Then follow the instructions on how to install the server
 on a Linux system.
 
 <div class=Section><i>Windows Binaries</i></div><p>