maniattb@cs.rpi.edu (Bill Maniatty) writes:
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>How does the linux community decide just what is current?  

Well, my three favourite methods are:

a) ask Linus  (not advisable unless you can call him by phone, he often
   enough ignores mail :)
b) check dates on files on ftp sites
c) try to remember announcements on mailing lists and comp.os.linux

None of these are particularly good methods.  

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>For this to happen, users need to be able to get a stable version, and
>install it relatively easily. 

I have addressed this issue in a separate posting.  (No, I'm not going
to write another 180-line beast. :)

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