[BOOTDATA] readme.txt: Trivial correction (#4014)

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-========================\r
-ReactOS\99 Version 0.3.x\r
-Updated March 3, 2013\r
-========================\r
-\r
-1. What is ReactOS?\r
--------------------\r
-\r
-ReactOS\99 is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is\r
-compatible with applications and drivers written for the Microsoft® Windows\99 NT\r
-family of operating systems (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Seven).\r
-\r
-Website: http://www.reactos.org\r
-\r
-\r
-2. Relationship with the WINE project\r
--------------------------------------\r
-\r
-ReactOS has always intended to work with the WINE project to share as much\r
-programming effort as possible. This mainly concerns User Mode DLLs and\r
-still happens to a degree today. Other areas of cooperation lie in\r
-applications and testing suites.\r
-\r
-\r
-3. Future compatibility\r
------------------------\r
-\r
-The ReactOS project, although currently focused on Windows Server 2003\r
-compatibility, is always keeping an eye toward compatibility with\r
-Windows Vista and future Windows NT releases.\r
-\r
-\r
-4. Supporting other System Applications\r
----------------------------------------\r
-\r
-The Windows NT architecture allows for subsystems, as does the ReactOS\r
-architecture. A subsystem is an implementation of the APIs of another\r
-operating system, allowing ReactOS to run applications from other systems.\r
-We are already looking at subsystems for: Java, OS/2, and DOS and possibly\r
-others in the future.\r
-\r
-\r
-5. Tutorials\r
-------------\r
-\r
-Developer and User Tutorials: http://www.reactos.org/wiki\r
-\r
-The tutorials contain more information on the project, compiling and testing\r
-ReactOS - amongst other topics. Contributors to the project are always welcome.\r
-\r
-\r
-6. Author\r
----------\r
-\r
-This document was written by Jason Filby (jasonfilby@yahoo.com).\r
+========================
+ReactOS™ Version 0.4.x
+Updated October 9, 2021
+========================
+
+1. What is ReactOS?
+-------------------
+
+ReactOS™ is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is
+compatible with applications and drivers written for the Microsoft® Windows™ NT
+family of operating systems (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7).
+
+More information is available at: https://reactos.org
+
+
+2. Relationship with the WINE project
+-------------------------------------
+
+ReactOS has always intended to work with the WINE project to share as much
+programming effort as possible. This mainly concerns User Mode DLLs and
+still happens to a degree today. Other areas of cooperation lie in
+applications and testing suites.
+
+
+3. Future compatibility
+-----------------------
+
+The ReactOS project, although currently focused on Windows Server 2003
+compatibility, is always keeping an eye toward compatibility with
+Windows Vista and future Windows NT releases.
+
+
+4. Supporting other System Applications
+---------------------------------------
+
+The Windows NT architecture allows for subsystems, as does the ReactOS
+architecture. A subsystem is an implementation of the APIs of another
+operating system, allowing ReactOS to run applications from other systems.
+We are already looking at subsystems for: Java, OS/2, and DOS and possibly
+others in the future.
+
+
+5. Is ReactOS legal?
+--------------------
+
+Yes we are.
+All the code of ReactOS has been written from scratch by our developers.
+We go to great lengths to ensure that the code our developers create is clean,
+same applies to the variety of methods we use to understand Windows internals,
+including clean room reverse engineering, using existing documentation freely
+available both in books and on the web, using extensive tests (tens of millions)
+which apply black box engineering methods against both public and private APIs
+exposed by the operating system.
+
+
+6. Tutorials
+------------
+
+Developer and User Tutorials: https://reactos.org/wiki
+
+The tutorials contain more information on the project, compiling and testing
+ReactOS - amongst other topics. Contributors to the project are always welcome.
+
+
+7. Frequently Asked Questions
+-----------------------------
+
+Some of your questions may be answered in: https://reactos.org/faq
+In addition, the ReactOS forum: https://reactos.org/forum
+may contain complementary, yet non-official, information.
+
+
+8. Authors
+----------
+
+This document was originally written by Jason Filby (jasonfilby@yahoo.com)
+and is now occasionally updated by various contributors.