diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4046cedc..9915595d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CVS code -
+GNU nano 1.1.8 - 03/30/2002
 - General
 	- Type misalignments and mem leaks in renumber_all, do_justify
 	  and do_spell (Rocco & Steven Kneizys).
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ CVS code -
 	  ^X after ^R.
 	- Added separate regex variable (color_regex and colormatches)
 	  so that color syntax and regex search/replace can coexist.
+	- Added new nano.spec file from Brett <brett@bad-sports.com>, 
+	  added because maintaining the spec file is getting to be a large 
+	  hassle ;)
 - files.c:
   check_writable_directory()
 	- Stat full_path, not path (Steven Kneizys).
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ CVS code -
 - po/id.po:
 	- Indonesian translation updates (Tedi Heriyanto).
 - po/it.po:
-	- Serious typo (DLR).
+	- Serious typo.
 - po/ca.po, po/es.po:
 	- Catalan and Spanish translation updates (Jordi).
 	- Typo (DLR).
diff --git a/nano.spec.in b/nano.spec.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fff2e355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano.spec.in
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+%define name	@PACKAGE@
+%define ver	@VERSION@
+%define rel	1
+
+Summary	: Pico editor clone with enhancements
+Name		: %{name}
+Version	: %{ver}
+Release	: %{rel}
+Copyright	: GPL
+Group		: Console/Editors
+Packager	: Chris Allegretta <chrisa@asty.org>
+URL		: http://www.nano-editor.org
+Source		: http://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v1.1/%{name}/%{name}-%{ver}.tar.gz
+BuildRoot	: /var/tmp/%{name}-buildroot
+Requires	: ncurses
+
+%description
+GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor.  It aims to emulate the Pico
+text editor while also offering a few enhancements.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+%build
+%configure --enable-extra
+make RPM_OPT_FLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
+
+%install
+rm -rf "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"
+make DESTDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" install
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%doc AUTHORS BUGS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README THANKS TODO nanorc.sample
+%{_bindir}/nano
+%{_mandir}/*/*
+%{_datadir}/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/nano.mo
+%{_infodir}/nano.info*
+
+%changelog
+* Sat Mar 30 2002 Chris Allegretta <chrisa@asty.org>
+- Accepted into main distribution
+- Added Packager and URL tage from original spec file.
+* Tue Mar 06 2002 Brett Pemberton <generica@email.com>
+- Initial spec-file