Re: Gnus + Leafnode = 10 minutes to start

[Reiner Steib]

On Sat, Dec 30 2006, SINNER wrote:

> * Reiner Steib wrote in gnu.emacs.gnus:
>> BTW, as a new Gnus user you'd better use a release version instead of
>> (outdated) development code:
>
>>> [ emacs 21.4.1 / No Gnus V0.4 ]
>
> I just installed emacs-snapshot, per earlier recomendations to do such,
> thanks.
>
>> ,----[ (info "(gnus)Gnus Versions") ]
>>|    If you happen upon a version of Gnus that has a prefixed name -
>>| "(ding) Gnus", "September Gnus", "Red Gnus", "Quassia Gnus",
>>| "Pterodactyl Gnus", "Oort Gnus", "No Gnus" - don't panic.  Don't let it
>>| know that you're frightened.  Back away.  Slowly.  Whatever you do,
>>| don't run.  Walk away, calmly, until you're out of its reach.  Find a
>>| proper released version of Gnus and snuggle up to that instead.
>> `----
>
> Hmmm, wonder why Ubuntu would package it...

Don't know - ask Ubuntu.  I don't see the need to package No Gnus.  If
they do, they should make it clear that it's a development snapshot
(e.g. by appending "-snapshot" or similar to the package name) _and_
they should update it more often: No Gnus 0.4 is older than
2006-04-11.

Bye, Reiner.
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