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Hello,

Thanks to the guys who helped me with my post on partitioning - now it's 
time for hackneyed question number two.

I have basically decided, as a beginner, and after reading a few posts on 
the subject, to go with Redhat Linux. When I asked at the bookstore today 
about the latest version, I was told that it would come into stores some 
time in January. Would there be any great advantage in waiting that long 
to get this newest version on CD (I don't really want to download it from 
the Internet)? The reason I ask is because I have seen a lot of posts in 
the various Linux newsgroups saying that one should really try to get the 
latest version - is there really so much of a difference between any two 
successive versions? Could I install an old version and download most of 
the important extensions from the Internet? So many questions ...

Anyway, I would greatly appreciate any advice from anyone who has managed 
to get this far without his eyes glazing over halfway through the post 
(anyone...?). I would also appreciate if someone could direct me to a 
good site which answers other general Linux questions.

Thanks,

M. Scott