diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-Versions above 2.1: 
-      * based on Control.Applicative
-Versions above 2.2:
-      *  make use of type families   
-      *  contain a module with many list-based derived combinators
-Version 2.3.1
-      * fix for GHC 6.12, because of change in GADT definition handling
-Version 2.3.2
-      * added microsteps, which can be used to disambiguate
-Version 2.3.3
-      * added pMunch which takes a Boolean function, and recognises the longest prefix for which the symbols match the predicate 
-      * added the infix operator with piority 2 <?> :: P state a -> String -> P st a which replaces the list of expected symbols
-        in error message by its right argument String
-Version 2.3.4
-      * removed dependecies on impredictaive types, preparing for next GHC version
-Version 2.4.0
-      * contains abstract interpretation for minimal lenth, in order to avoid recursive correction process
-      * idem for checking that no repeating combinators like pList are parameterised with possibly empty parsers
-
-
-Note that the basic parser interface will probably not change much when we add more features, but the calling conventions
-of the outer parser and the class structure upon which the parametrisation is based may change
-                     . 
-                     
diff --git a/README b/README
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
---- Short Description
-
-This repository contains a completely new version of the Utrecht parser combinator library.
-This library is under construction.
-
---- Background material
-
-The library is based on ideas described in the paper:
-
-@inproceedings{uuparsing:piriapolis,Author = {Swierstra, S.~Doaitse},Booktitle = {Language Engineering and Rigorous Software Development},Editor = {Bove, A. and Barbosa, L. and Pardo, A. and and Sousa Pinto, J.},Pages = {252-300},Place = {Piriapolis},Publisher = {Spinger},Series = {LNCS},Title = {Combinator Parsers: a short tutorial},Volume = {5520},Year = {2009}}which is also available as a technical report from http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/repo/CS-2008/2008-044.pdf
-
-The first part of this report is a general introduction into parser combinators, whereas the second part contains the 
-motivation for and documentation of the current package.
-
-We appreciate if you include a reference to the above documentation in any publication describing software in which you have used the library succesfully.
-
-Any feedback on particular use of the library, and suggestions for extensions, are welcome at mailto:doaitse@swierstra.net
-
diff --git a/src/Text/ParserCombinators/UU/CHANGELOG.hs b/src/Text/ParserCombinators/UU/CHANGELOG.hs
--- a/src/Text/ParserCombinators/UU/CHANGELOG.hs
+++ b/src/Text/ParserCombinators/UU/CHANGELOG.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 -- | This module just contains the CHANGELOG
+--  Version 2.4.2
 --
+--       * fixed dependency in cabal file to base >=4.2
+--
+--       * moved definition of <$ to the class Functor and removed the class ExtApplicative 
+--
 --  Version 2.4.1
 --
 --       * added the module Text.ParserCombinators.Merge for recognizing alternating sequences
@@ -8,7 +13,7 @@
 --
 --       * beautified Haddock documentation
 --
--- | Version 2.4.0
+--  Version 2.4.0
 --
 --       * contains abstract interpretation for minimal lenth, in order to avoid recursive correction process
 --
@@ -16,18 +21,18 @@
 --
 --       * lots of Haddcock doumentation in "Text.ParserCombinators.UU.Examples"
 --
--- Version 2.3.4
+--  Version 2.3.4
 --
 --       * removed dependecies on impredictaive types, preparing for next GHC version
 --
--- Version 2.3.3
+--  Version 2.3.3
 --
 --       * added `pMunch` which takes a Boolean function, and recognises the longest prefix for which the symbols match the predicate
 -- 
 --       * added the infix operator with piority 2 @\<?> :: P state a -> String -> P state a@ which replaces the list of expected symbols
 --         in error message by its right argument String
 --
--- Version 2.3.2
+--  Version 2.3.2
 --
 --       * added microsteps, which can be used to disambiguate
 --
diff --git a/src/Text/ParserCombinators/UU/Core.hs b/src/Text/ParserCombinators/UU/Core.hs
--- a/src/Text/ParserCombinators/UU/Core.hs
+++ b/src/Text/ParserCombinators/UU/Core.hs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 module Text.ParserCombinators.UU.Core ( module Text.ParserCombinators.UU.Core
                                       , module Control.Applicative) where
-import Control.Applicative  hiding  ((<$), many, some, optional)
+import Control.Applicative  hiding  (many, some, optional)
 import Char
 import Debug.Trace
 import Maybe
@@ -27,19 +27,11 @@
 -- | This class collects a number of classes which together defines what a `Parser` should provide. 
 -- Since it is just a predicate we have prefixed the name by the phrase `Is'
 
-class    (Applicative p, ExtApplicative p, Alternative p)    => IsParser p where
-instance (Applicative p, ExtApplicative p, Alternative p)    => IsParser p where
+class    (Applicative p, Alternative p)    => IsParser p where
+instance (Applicative p, Alternative p)    => IsParser p where
 
-infixl  4  <$
 infix   2  <?>
 
--- ** `ExtApplicative'
--- | The module "Control.Applicative" contains the definition for `<$` which cannot be changed . 
--- Since we want to give optimised implementations of this combinator, we hide its definition, and define a class containing its signature.
-
-class  ExtApplicative p where
-  (<$)      ::  a               -> p b   ->   p  a
-
 -- ** `Symbol'
 -- | Many parsing libraries do not make a distinction between the terminal symbols of the language recognised and the 
 -- tokens actually constructed from the  input. This happens e.g. if we want to recognise an integer or an identifier: we are also interested in which integer occurred in the input, 
@@ -95,7 +87,10 @@
                                        (pr) 
                                        l
                                        (fmap f me)
+  f <$   (P _  _  qr ql qe)   
+    = P ( qr . ($f)) (\ k st -> push f (qr k st)) qr  ql  (case qe of Nothing -> Nothing; _ -> Just f)
 
+
 -- ** Parsers are Applicative:  @`<*>`@,  @`<*`@,  @`*>`@ and  @`pure`@
 instance   Applicative (P  state) where
   P ph pf pr pl pe <*> ~(P qh qf qr ql qe)  =  P  ( \  k -> ph (\ pr -> qh (\ qr -> k (pr qr))))
@@ -268,15 +263,6 @@
                                                      in pr (\st2' -> k (back st2')) st2)
                                         pl
                                         pe 
-
-
--- ** A more efficient version for @`<$`@ from the module @`Control.Applicative`@
--- | In the new module `Control.Applicative' the operator `<$` is still hard coded. 
---   We hide this import and provide an implementation using a class, which can be redfined when needed.
-
-instance ExtApplicative (P st)  where
-  f                <$   (P _  _  qr ql qe)   
-    = P ( qr . ($f)) (\ k st -> push f (qr k st)) qr  ql  (case qe of Nothing -> Nothing; _ -> Just f)
 
 -- * Maintaining Progress Information
 -- | The data type @`Steps`@ is the core data type around which the parsers are constructed.
diff --git a/uu-parsinglib.cabal b/uu-parsinglib.cabal
--- a/uu-parsinglib.cabal
+++ b/uu-parsinglib.cabal
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 Name:                uu-parsinglib
-Version:             2.4.1
+Version:             2.4.2
 Build-Type:          Simple
 License:             MIT
 Copyright:           S Doaitse Swierstra 
 License-file:        LICENSE
-Extra-source-files:  CHANGELOG, README
 Author:              Doaitse Swierstra, Utrecht University
-Maintainer:          Doaitse Swierstra       
+Maintainer:          Doaitse Swierstra      
 Stability:           stable, but evolving
 Homepage:            http://www.cs.uu.nl/wiki/bin/view/HUT/ParserCombinators
 Bug-reports:         mailto:doaitse@swierstra.net
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@
                      annotation free, applicative style parser combinators. In addition to this we even  provide a monadic interface.
                      Parsers do analyse themselves to avoid commonly made errors
                      .
-                     The file "Text.ParserCombinators.UU.Examples" contains a ready-made main function,
+                     The module "Text.ParserCombinators.UU.Examples" contains a ready-made main function,
                      which can be called to see the error correction at work. It contains extensive haddock documentation; 
                      try all the small tests for yourself to see the correction process at work, and to get a 
                      feeling for how to use the various combinators.
@@ -25,12 +24,14 @@
                      .
                      The file "Text.ParserCombinators.UU.README" contains some references to background information
                      .
+                     Version 2.4.2 fixes a dependency in the .cabal file and has made the class 
+                     ExtApplicative obsolete since <$ is now in the class Functor
 Category:            Parsing
 
 Library
   hs-source-dirs:    src
 
-  Build-Depends:     base >= 4 && <5, haskell98
+  Build-Depends:     base >= 4.2 && <5, haskell98
   Exposed-modules:   Text.ParserCombinators.UU
                      Text.ParserCombinators.UU.CHANGELOG
                      Text.ParserCombinators.UU.README
