diff --git a/office/docx2txt/docx2txt.SlackBuild b/office/docx2txt/docx2txt.SlackBuild
index fff9e7d708..7f2ffa791b 100644
--- a/office/docx2txt/docx2txt.SlackBuild
+++ b/office/docx2txt/docx2txt.SlackBuild
@@ -2,38 +2,27 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for docx2txt
 
-# Copyright 2014 Phillip Warner <pc_warner@yahoo.com>, USA
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
-# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-#
-# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#
-#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
-#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
-#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
-#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
-#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
-#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
-#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+# Originally written by Phillip Warner <email removed>.
+# Modified and now maintained by B. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk>.
+
+# Licensed under the WTFPL. See http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/ for details.
+
+# 20240812 bkw: BUILD=2
+# - take over maintenance.
+# - remove a couple useless files from doc dir.
+
+# This software hasn't been maintained upstream in 10 years, but it
+# seems to still be useful.
 
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=docx2txt
 VERSION=${VERSION:-1.4}
 ARCH=noarch
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
 
-# If the variable PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME is set, then this script will report what
-# the name of the created package would be, and then exit. This information
-# could be useful to other scripts.
 if [ ! -z "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME}" ]; then
   echo "$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"
   exit 0
@@ -54,18 +43,15 @@ cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 
 chown -R root:root .
 
-mkdir -p $PKG/usr/bin \
-	 $PKG/etc \
-	 $PKG/usr/man/man1 \
-	 $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION \
-	 $PKG/install
+PKGDOC=$PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+mkdir -p $PKG/install $PKGDOC
 
-install -m 0755 docx2txt.pl $PKG/usr/bin/docx2txt
-install -m 0644 docx2txt.config $PKG/etc/docx2txt.config.new
-install -m 0644 $CWD/docx2txt.1.gz $PKG/usr/man/man1/docx2txt.1.gz
-install -m 0644 AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog README ToDo $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/
+install -D -m 0755 docx2txt.pl $PKG/usr/bin/docx2txt
+install -D -m 0644 docx2txt.config $PKG/etc/docx2txt.config.new
+install -D -m 0644 $CWD/docx2txt.1.gz $PKG/usr/man/man1/docx2txt.1.gz
+install -m 0644 AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog README ToDo $PKGDOC
 
-cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
+cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKGDOC/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
 cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
 
diff --git a/office/docx2txt/docx2txt.info b/office/docx2txt/docx2txt.info
index a7fa84c2e0..74397a3924 100644
--- a/office/docx2txt/docx2txt.info
+++ b/office/docx2txt/docx2txt.info
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ MD5SUM="780f468c16d547b02723b98aadc52c63"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""
-MAINTAINER="Phillip Warner"
-EMAIL="pc_warner@yahoo.com"
+MAINTAINER="B. Watson"
+EMAIL="urchlay@slackware.uk"