diff --git a/xsl/html.xsl b/xsl/html.xsl
index 500684c..86fc5d6 100644
--- a/xsl/html.xsl
+++ b/xsl/html.xsl
@@ -104,6 +104,59 @@ set       toc,title
                                  $time, ' GMT')"/>
   </xsl:template>
 
+
+  <xsl:template name="format.svn.revision">
+    <xsl:param name="text"/>
+
+    <!-- Remove the "$Date: " -->
+    <xsl:variable name="text.noprefix" 
+      select="substring-after($text, '$Date: ')"/>
+
+    <!-- Grab the year -->
+    <xsl:variable name="year" select="substring-before($text.noprefix, '-')"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="text.noyear" 
+      select="substring-after($text.noprefix, '-')"/>
+
+    <!-- Grab the month -->
+    <xsl:variable name="month" select="substring-before($text.noyear, '-')"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="text.nomonth" 
+      select="substring-after($text.noyear, '-')"/>
+
+    <!-- Grab the year -->
+    <xsl:variable name="day" select="substring-before($text.nomonth, ' ')"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="text.noday" 
+      select="substring-after($text.nomonth, ' ')"/>
+
+    <!-- Get the time -->
+    <xsl:variable name="time" select="substring-before($text.noday, ' ')"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="text.notime" 
+      select="substring-after($text.noday, ' ')"/>
+
+    <!-- Get the timezone -->
+    <xsl:variable name="timezone" select="substring-before($text.notime, ' ')"/>
+
+    <xsl:variable name="month.name">
+      <xsl:choose>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=1">January</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=2">February</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=3">March</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=4">April</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=5">May</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=6">June</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=7">July</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=8">August</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=9">September</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=10">October</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=11">November</xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="$month=12">December</xsl:when>
+      </xsl:choose>
+    </xsl:variable>
+
+    <xsl:value-of select="concat($month.name, ' ', $day, ', ', $year, ' at ',
+                                 $time, ' ', $timezone)"/>
+  </xsl:template>
+
+
   <xsl:template match="copyright" mode="boost.footer">
     <xsl:if test="position() &gt; 1">
       <br/>
@@ -144,9 +197,18 @@ set       toc,title
               <small>
                 <p>
                   <xsl:text>Last revised: </xsl:text>
-                  <xsl:call-template name="format.cvs.revision">
-                    <xsl:with-param name="text" select="$revision-text"/>
-                  </xsl:call-template>
+                  <xsl:choose>
+                    <xsl:when test="contains($revision-text, '/')">
+                      <xsl:call-template name="format.cvs.revision">
+                        <xsl:with-param name="text" select="$revision-text"/>
+                      </xsl:call-template>
+                    </xsl:when>
+                    <xsl:otherwise>
+                      <xsl:call-template name="format.svn.revision">
+                        <xsl:with-param name="text" select="$revision-text"/>
+                      </xsl:call-template>
+                    </xsl:otherwise>
+                  </xsl:choose>
                 </p>
               </small>
             </xsl:if>