diff -r 16b7e2f1b4e3 -r 6cb0d0202298 NEWS
--- a/NEWS	Mon Aug 23 16:13:42 1999 +0200
+++ b/NEWS	Mon Aug 23 16:22:23 1999 +0200
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 types `nat' and `int' in HOL (see below) but can, should and will be
 instantiated for other types and logics as well.
 
+* The simplifier now accepts rewrite rules with flexible heads, eg
+     hom ?f ==> ?f(?x+?y) = ?f ?x + ?f ?y
+  They are applied like any rule with a non-pattern lhs, i.e. by first-order
+  matching.
 
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