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<para>Version <ulink |
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is the latest <emphasis>stable</emphasis> version; it was |
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released in March, 2000. This is also the latest |
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<emphasis>release</emphasis> version.</para> |
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<emphasis>release</emphasis> version.</para> |
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*BRANCH* 3.1-RELESE (Feb 1999) -> 3.2 -> 3.3 -> 3.4 -> ... future 3.x releases ... |
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*BRANCH* 3.1-RELEASE (Feb 1999) -> 3.2 -> 3.3 -> 3.4 -> ... future 3.x releases ... |
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4.0-RELEASE was released in March 2000. Although 4-STABLE |
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