Bring README a little closer to the current state of reality

Signed-off-by: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith@oracle.com>

README

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-  Mouse Support in X11R7.5
-  Kazutaka Yokota
-  17 December 2002
+  Mouse Support in xf86-input-mouse
+  Original version written by Kazutaka Yokota for XFree86 on 17 December 2002
+  Updated by Alan Coopersmith for X.Org releases
   ____________________________________________________________
 
   Table of Contents
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   1.  Introduction
 
 
-  This document describes mouse support in X.Org Foundation's X11R7.5
-  server.
+  This document describes mouse support in the xf86-input-mouse driver
+  for the Xorg X server.   This driver is mainly used on non-Linux
+  operating systems such as BSD & Solaris, as modern Linux systems use
+  the xf86-input-evdev driver instead.
 
   Mouse configuration has often been mysterious task for novice users.
   However, once you learn several basics, it is straightforward to write
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   2.  Supported Hardware
 
 
-  The X.Org Foundation X server supports four classes of mice: serial,
+  The xf86-input-mouse driver supports four classes of mice: serial,
   bus and PS/2 mice, and additional mouse types supported by specific
   operating systems, such as USB mice.
 
 
      Serial mouse
-        The serial mouse has been the most popular pointing device for
+        The serial mouse was once the most popular pointing device for
         PCs.  There have been numerous serial mouse models from a number
         of manufactures.  Despite the wide range of variations, there
         have been relatively few protocols (data format) with which the
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         integrated I/O cards may also have a bus mouse connector.  Some
         bus mice are known as `InPort mouse'.
 
-        Note that some mouse manufactures have sold a package including
+        Note that some mouse manufacturers have sold a package including
         a serial mouse and a serial interface card.  Don't confuse this
         type of products with the genuine bus mouse.
 
 
      PS/2 mouse
-        They are sometimes called `Mouse-port mouse'.  The PS/2 mouse is
-        becoming increasingly common and popular.
+        They are sometimes called `Mouse-port mouse'.  The PS/2 mouse was
+        common for a generation after serial mice, and most laptops still
+        use the PS/2 protocol for built-in pointer devices.
 
         The PS/2 mouse is an intelligent device and may have more than
         three buttons and a wheel or a roller.  The PS/2 mouse is
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         computers. Several devices can be plugged into this bus,
         including mice and keyboards.
 
-        The server includes support for USB mice on some systems.
+        This driver includes support for USB mice on some systems.
 
   Many mice nowadays can be used both as a serial mouse and as a PS/2
-  mouse.  They has a logic to distinguish which interface it is
-  connected to.  However, the mouse which is not marketed as compatible
-  with both serial and PS/2 mouse interface lacks this logic and cannot
-  be used in such a way, even if you can find an appropriate adapter
-  with which you can connect the PS/2 mouse to a serial port or visa
-  versa.
+  mouse, or as both a PS/2 and a USB mouse.  They have logic to distinguish
+  which interface it is connected to.  However, a mouse which is not
+  marketed as compatible with both mouse interfaces lacks this logic and
+  cannot be used in such a way, even if you can find an appropriate adapter
+  with which you can connect the mouse to a different format port.
 
-  X11R7.5 supports the mouse with a wheel, a roller or a knob.  Its
+  This driver supports a mouse with a wheel, a roller or a knob.  Its
   action is detected as the Z (third) axis motion of the mouse.  As the
   X server or clients normally do not use the Z axis movement of the
   pointing device, a configuration option, "ZAxisMapping", is provided
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   NetBSD            Ok        Ok        Ok        SP*1      SP*1       SP*1
   NetBSD/pc98       Ok        ?         Ok        NA        NA         NA
   OpenBSD           Ok        Ok        Ok        Ok*1      Ok*1       Ok*1
-  OS/2              SP*2      SP*2      SP*2      SP*2      SP*2       ?
   SCO               Ok        ?         SP*1      SP*1      NA         ?
   Solaris 2.x       Ok        NA*1      ?*1       Ok        Ok         SP*1
   SVR4              Ok        NA*1      SP*1      SP*1      NA         ?
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   SP: support is available in a different form
 
   *1 Refer to the following sections for details.
-  *2 X11R7.5/OS2 will support any type of mouse that the OS supports,
-     whether it is serial, bus mouse, or PnP type.
 
 
 
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   3.14.  Solaris
 
-  Testing has been done with Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
+  Testing has been done with Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
 
   On Solaris 10 1/06 and later versions with "virtual mouse" support,
   all PS/2 and USB mice connected to the system can be accessed via the
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   mice correctly.
 
   Additional USB mice can be connected using the "VUID" protocol type
-  and the appropriate "/dev/usb/hid" device with the Option
-  "StreamsModule" "usbms" line included in the associated "InputDevice"
-  section.
+  and the appropriate "/dev/usb/hid" device with the
+       Option "StreamsModule" "usbms"
+  line included in the associated "InputDevice" section.
 
 
 
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   4.  Configuring Your Mouse
 
 
-  Before using the xorgconfig program to set up mouse configuration, you
+  Before editing the xorg.conf file to set up mouse configuration, you
   must identify the interface type, the device name and the protocol
   type of your mouse.  Blindly trying every possible combination of
   mouse settings will lead you nowhere.