Re: OT: latest stable version not recommended

[mwoehlke]

Karl Berry wrote:
>     > with http://directory.fsf.org/gzip.html; no mention there)... which, of 
>
> 1.3.5 is mentioned on that Directory page as the "(devel)" release.
>
> Anyway, I wrote rms about the lack of official releases in recent
> decades.

Ah, my bad... but then, it's still just "devel" (which means 'not stable 
- DON'T USE!' to a maintainer of production systems), none of the "no, 
really, you DON'T want to use 1.2.4" stuff I've been hearing.

At any rate, there still isn't a download link for it, so one still has 
to go hunting for where to get it (and if someone who hasn't heard of 
alpha.gnu.org comes along, they won't know where to get it).

Excuse me while I e-mail JLG. 7 years is about long enough for a new 
release I think. (Anyone here want to hear how it goes?)

--
Matthew
Download. Untar. Configure. Make. Install. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.