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   </properties>
 
 <body>
+  <section name="Java 1.4 Support">
+    <h3>Feb 15, 2002: Java 1.4 Support</h3>
+    <p>
+      Java 1.4 has now been released by Sun. The latest Ant source supports 
+      the new <tt>assert</tt> statement in the compiler task via the <tt>source</tt> 
+      attribute. It also contains a compatibility fix needed for some ant tasks
+      on Java 1.4 over Windows XP. If you have problems running Ant 1.4.1 on WinXP/Java 1.4,
+      please use a recent build or compile your own version from the source tree. 
+    </p>
+  </section>
+  
   <section name="Vote for a Logo">
     <h3>Polls have closed</h3>
     <p>
