diff --git a/pep-0200.txt b/pep-0200.txt
index 094ee659a..012994f43 100644
--- a/pep-0200.txt
+++ b/pep-0200.txt
@@ -102,21 +102,30 @@ Failing test cases need to get fixed
 
 Open items -- Need to be resolved before 2.0b1 release
 
-    Add popen2 support for Linux -- Fred Drake
-
-    Deal with buffering problem with SocketServer -- GvR
-
-    Make sure there are no tabs in the std library.
-
-    Get all patches out of Open.
-
-    Get all patches out of Accepted.
-
-    Fix all other bugs with priority 7 or higher
+    Add popen4 support for Unix -- Fred Drake
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: popen4 is like popen2 with 2>&1 added]
 
     Review performance and frequency of garbage collection scans.
 
+
+Checklist items -- Need to check on these before releasing
+
+    Make sure there are no tabs in the std library.
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: currently ok -- left here for final check]
+
+    Get all patches out of Open.
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: hopeless -- people keep adding new ones; but
+    the ones submitted on time before the feature freeze are all gone]
+
+    Get all patches out of Accepted.
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: currently ok -- left here for final check]
+
+    Fix all other bugs with priority 7 or higher
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: currently ok -- left here for final check]
+
     Decide on a license.
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: looks like done, waiting for legal reviews or
+    new GPL developments]
 
 
 Open items -- Need to be resolved before 2.0 final release
@@ -127,6 +136,8 @@ Open items -- Need to be resolved before 2.0 final release
     Improve code coverage of test suite.
 
     Decide on a license.
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: looks like done, waiting for legal reviews or
+    new GPL developments]
 
     Finish writing the PEPs for the features that went out with
     2.0b1(! sad, but realistic -- we'll get better with practice).
@@ -140,8 +151,7 @@ Open items -- Need to be resolved before 2.0 final release
 
 Accepted and in progress
 
-    * PyErr_Format - Fredrik Lundh
-      Make this function safe from buffer overflows.
+    * Currently none left. [4-Sep-2000 guido]
 
 
 Open: proposed but not accepted or rejected
@@ -241,6 +251,16 @@ Previously failing test cases
 
 Open items -- completed/fixed
 
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: Fredrik finished this on 1-Sep]
+    * PyErr_Format - Fredrik Lundh
+      Make this function safe from buffer overflows.
+
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: Fred has added popen2, popen3 on 28-Sep]
+    Add popen2 support for Linux -- Fred Drake
+
+    [4-Sep-2000 guido: done on 1-Sep]
+    Deal with buffering problem with SocketServer
+
     [04-Sep-2000 tim:  done; installer runs; w9xpopen not an issue]
     [01-Sep-2000 tim:  make a prerelease availabe]
     Windows ME:  Don't know anything about it.  Will the installer