notes for @decorator

diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
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@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ Donald Wallace Rouse II
 Audun S. Runde
 Jeff Rush
 Sam Rushing
+Mark Russell
 Nick Russo
 Rich Salz
 Kevin Samborn

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ What's New in Python 2.4 alpha 2?
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
 
+- PEP-0318, Function Decorators have been added to the language. These are
+  implemented using the Java-style @decorator syntax, like so:
+     @staticmethod
+     def foo(bar):
+  (The PEP needs to be updated to reflect this XXX before 2.4a2)
+
 - When importing a module M raises an exception, Python no longer leaves M
   in sys.modules.  Before 2.4a2 it did, and a subsequent import of M would
   succeed, picking up a module object from sys.modules reflecting as much