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Kevin Kinsey writes:

>  It's somewhat interesting (to me) that the even numbered releases
>  seem to have had longer and perhaps more successful runs than the
>  odd numbered ones.  5.X, in particular, seemed short to me.

	Two comments:
	1) Sample size = 2.
	2) 4 has run long because it took forever to get 5 out the
door.  While appreciative of the advances made, way too many useful
things got delayed "waiting for 5.0".


			Robert Huff