diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0f9b026e38c2f0e7f2f568049c6b568ce8259f75..dc6976e33d91f8980bc199d286aae450cf3bc3ba 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ CVS code -
 	  removed "Goto Line", aligned "Read File" with "Write Out" and 
 	  "Replace" with "Where is" for consistency.
 	- Added texinfo manual nano.texi.  Added texi options to 
-	  Makefile.am.
-	
+	  Makefile.am.	
 - configure.in:
 	- Autoconf compatibility fixes (Pavel Roskin)
 - cut.c:
diff --git a/README b/README
index 6af85df80d26f3db3f6a122d542fa574ea345021..696ede611d6d23adbba6e7a6fbc727a0118cbfbb 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-	nano - a GPLed, enhanced clone of the Pico text editor.
+	GNU nano - an enhanced clone of the Pico text editor.
                                       
 Overview
 
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Overview
      nano aims to solve these problems by emulating the functionality of
      Pico as closely as possible while adressing the problems above and
      perhaps providing other extra functionality.
+
+     The nano editor is now an official GNU package.  For more information
+     on GNU and the Free Software Foundation please see http://www.gnu.org.
      
 How to compile and install nano
 
diff --git a/nano.c b/nano.c
index d133ab4d9a2bd0038f689fb737575c3d0d7ed599..efe4b112e266162189d8b97a9298d45d93457fda 100644
--- a/nano.c
+++ b/nano.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ void usage(void)
 
 void version(void)
 {
-    printf(_(" nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n"),
+    printf(_(" GNU nano version %s (compiled %s, %s)\n"),
 	   VERSION, __TIME__, __DATE__);
     printf(_
 	   (" Email: nano@nano-editor.org	Web: http://www.nano-editor.org"));
diff --git a/nano.h b/nano.h
index 0168ae4174f20817e547420164f7d328a644586b..6b7bd4143b5902062110fc697127637a23c9f06c 100644
--- a/nano.h
+++ b/nano.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
-#define VERMSG "nano " VERSION
+#define VERMSG "GNU nano " VERSION
 
 /* Structure types */
 typedef struct filestruct {
diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index eabf50dfebeb50583fceb2da64ea29e818dc8ef4..358da5156b7f101cd938609c149965cb4103f8df 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -670,8 +670,8 @@ msgstr " +ZEILE\t\tBei Zeile ZEILE beginnen\n"
 #: nano.c:442
 
 #, c-format
-msgid " nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n"
-msgstr " nano Version %s von Chris Allegretta (compiliert um %s, %s)\n"
+msgid " GNU nano version %s (compiled %s, %s)\n"
+msgstr " GNU nano Version %s (compiliert um %s, %s)\n"
 
 #: nano.c:445
 msgid " Email: nano@nano-editor.org\tWeb: http://www.nano-editor.org"
diff --git a/po/es.po b/po/es.po
index ed616e3d28c1d863e318fbbe7305b3bde79e2b64..a4f53a35226473637a51024450ee9b5c5b31811d 100644
--- a/po/es.po
+++ b/po/es.po
@@ -666,8 +666,8 @@ msgstr " +L
 
 #: nano.c:442
 #, c-format
-msgid " nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n"
-msgstr " nano versión %s por Chris Allegretta (compilado %s, %s)\n"
+msgid " GNU nano version %s (compiled %s, %s)\n"
+msgstr " GNU nano versión %s (compilado %s, %s)\n"
 
 #: nano.c:445
 msgid " Email: nano@nano-editor.org\tWeb: http://www.nano-editor.org"
diff --git a/po/fi.po b/po/fi.po
index c41efddcfb85f71d6983b765ee6120cea1068a88..4718d28c56b3840f8dd93bcf6a7f553b62b167e2 100644
--- a/po/fi.po
+++ b/po/fi.po
@@ -662,8 +662,8 @@ msgstr " +RIVI\t\tSiirry riville RIVI\n"
 
 #: nano.c:442
 #, c-format
-msgid " nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n"
-msgstr " Nano, versio %s. Chris Allegretta (käännetty %s, %s)\n"
+msgid " GNU nano version %s (compiled %s, %s)\n"
+msgstr " GNU Nano, versio %s. (käännetty %s, %s)\n"
 
 #: nano.c:445
 msgid " Email: nano@nano-editor.org\tWeb: http://www.nano-editor.org"
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index b82288924f5cac7bef415e3b90d0b29794f62ad0..6af0ed9db11b7be963c84c0a54c549a954374904 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -688,8 +688,8 @@ msgstr " +LIGNE\t\tD
 
 #: nano.c:442
 #, c-format
-msgid " nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n"
-msgstr " nano version %s de Chris Allegretta (compilée %s, %s)\n"
+msgid " GNU nano version %s (compiled %s, %s)\n"
+msgstr " GNU nano version %s (compilée %s, %s)\n"
 
 #: nano.c:445
 #, fuzzy
diff --git a/po/hu.po b/po/hu.po
index 101b91dda61dcf4b0222540118aa246ce5e7ae31..c6409acf503467ff25516673d651d15da5d4a5d9 100644
--- a/po/hu.po
+++ b/po/hu.po
@@ -664,8 +664,8 @@ msgstr " +SOR\t\tA SOR. sz
 
 #: nano.c:442
 #, c-format
-msgid " nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n"
-msgstr " nano - %s verzió. Készítette: Chris Allegretta (fordítva %s, %s)\n"
+msgid " GNU nano version %s (compiled %s, %s)\n"
+msgstr " GNU nano - %s verzió. (fordítva %s, %s)\n"
 
 #: nano.c:445
 msgid " Email: nano@nano-editor.org\tWeb: http://www.nano-editor.org"
diff --git a/po/id.po b/po/id.po
index 13400b3487589334f06362a9cd4f8258cb0dcb8b..74f8f87df2df328863e7d564e3936a3baedc0acb 100644
--- a/po/id.po
+++ b/po/id.po
@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ msgstr "+LINE    Mulai pada nomor baris LINE\n"
 
 #: nano.c:442
 #, c-format
-msgid " nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n"
-msgstr "nano versi %s oleh Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n"
+msgid " GNU nano version %s (compiled %s, %s)\n"
+msgstr "GNU nano versi %s (compiled %s, %s)\n"
 
 #: nano.c:445
 msgid " Email: nano@nano-editor.org\tWeb: http://www.nano-editor.org"
diff --git a/po/it.po b/po/it.po
index faa8c8748f263cb894a197f8835e0e53768b1f21..5d268c649e7257c517901c875c61d273647d0bd2 100644
--- a/po/it.po
+++ b/po/it.po
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@ msgstr " +LINEA\t\tInizia alla LINEA numero\n"
 
 #: nano.c:442
 #, c-format
-msgid " nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n"
-msgstr " nano versione %s di Chris Allegretta (compilato %s, %s\n"
+msgid " GNU nano version %s (compiled %s, %s)\n"
+msgstr " GNU nano versione %s (compilato %s, %s\n"
 
 #: nano.c:445
 #, fuzzy