diff --git a/doc/todo/smudge.mdwn b/doc/todo/smudge.mdwn
index a80869dc0f..d4187c0a02 100644
--- a/doc/todo/smudge.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/smudge.mdwn
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ git-annex should use smudge/clean filters.
 * Eventually (but not yet), make v6 the default for new repositories.
   Note that the assistant forces repos into direct mode; that will need to
   be changed then, and it should enable annex.thin instead.
-* annex.thin doesn't work on crippled filesystems, so changing to v6
-  unlocked files on such a FS always doubles disk use from direct mode.
-  Do something about this? Could use windows hard link equivilant.. Or,
-  could only store the file content in the work tree and not annex/objects.
+* annex.thin doesn't have any effect on filesystems not supporting
+  hard links. It does work on Windows now(!) -- but not on FAT.
+  So changing to v6 unlocked files on such a FS always doubles
+  disk use from direct mode. Do something about this? 
 * Later still, remove support for direct mode, and enable automatic
   v5 to v6 upgrades.