diff --git a/pep-0385.txt b/pep-0385.txt
index 4f54ffc25..e1ae7b57d 100644
--- a/pep-0385.txt
+++ b/pep-0385.txt
@@ -278,17 +278,25 @@ End-of-line conversions
 -----------------------
 
 Discussion about the lack of end-of-line conversion support in
-Mercurial, which was provided initially by the win32text extension,
-led to the development of the new eol extension that supports a
+Mercurial, which was provided initially by the `win32text extension`_,
+led to the development of the new `eol extension`_ that supports a
 versioned management of line-ending conventions on a file-by-file
 basis, akin to Subversion's ``svn:eol-style`` properties.  This
 information is kept in a versioned file called ``.hgeol``, and such a
 file has already been checked into the Subversion repository.
 
+In practice, most Mercurial users under Windows don't seem to have a need
+for the ``eol`` extension, though, and personal experience using a
+Linux-generated SVN checkout through a shared folder under Windows seems
+to confirm that modern tools work well without it.
+
 A hook on the server side that turns down any changegroup or changeset
 introducing inconsistent newline data can still be implemented, if
 deemed necessary.
 
+.. _eol extension: http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/EolExtension
+.. _win32text extension: http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/Win32TextExtension
+
 
 hgwebdir
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