diff --git a/ISSUES b/ISSUES
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@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+RESOLVED ISSUES for native compilation:
+
+  - recipes for python-pyyaml and python-rospkg create invalid shell scripts (header line refers to python-native instead of python.)
+    RESOLVED by patching distutils class--has been committed to oe-core.
+  - recipe for log4cxx requires another patch.
+    RESOLVED by providing patch 0003 in recipe
+  - Compilation with make fails in the virtual machine because of insufficient memory during compilation.
+    RESOLVED by increasing memory.
+  - rospkg modules are not found when runnning python.
+    RESOLVED by using the dist_utils argument to use traditional packaging mechanism and avoid .egg files at all (suggested by Ross Burton)
+  
+OPEN ISSUES for native compilation:
+
+  - python-setuptools requires some python-modules at run-time.
+    TEMPORARILY RESOLVED by adding all python-modules in the image
+    SHOULD BE RESOLVED by creating an appropriate patch for python-setuptools and contributing to openembedded-core
+
+OPEN ISSUES for cross-compilation of ros-fuerte:
+  - understand what rosinstall actually does
+  - how fetch from multiple git repositories in one recipe?
+
+
diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ and how we could join forces.
 PURPOSE of this document:
   This document describes
   - the state of the current work
-  - the installation, use and content of the git repository meta_ros 
-  - milestones, the open issues and how some issues have been resolved. 
+  - the installation and use of the git repository meta_ros 
   - license information and origin of redistributed files
 
 
@@ -120,28 +119,6 @@ USE for cross-compilation of ROS-groovy (in development):
   bitbake <package-name>
 
 
-RESOLVED ISSUES for native compilation:
-
-  - recipes for python-pyyaml and python-rospkg create invalid shell scripts (header line refers to python-native instead of python.)
-    RESOLVED by patching distutils class--has been committed to oe-core.
-  - recipe for log4cxx requires another patch.
-    RESOLVED by providing patch 0003 in recipe
-  - Compilation with make fails in the virtual machine because of insufficient memory during compilation.
-    RESOLVED by increasing memory.
-  - rospkg modules are not found when runnning python.
-    RESOLVED by using the dist_utils argument to use traditional packaging mechanism and avoid .egg files at all (suggested by Ross Burton)
-  
-OPEN ISSUES for native compilation:
-
-  - python-setuptools requires some python-modules at run-time.
-    TEMPORARILY RESOLVED by adding all python-modules in the image
-    SHOULD BE RESOLVED by creating an appropriate patch for python-setuptools and contributing to openembedded-core
-
-OPEN ISSUES for cross-compilation of ros-fuerte:
-  - understand what rosinstall actually does
-  - how fetch from multiple git repositories in one recipe?
-
-
 LICENSE
 
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