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This means the newest features, fixes, and additions to FlightGear, which are still in development, are available in CVS before they are available in the stable release. CVS is a tool for users who want to build the newest possible version of FlightGear from source code, or experiment with new aircraft or other features which are not yet available in the stable release version. | This means the newest features, fixes, and additions to FlightGear, which are still in development, are available in CVS before they are available in the stable release. CVS is a tool for users who want to build the newest possible version of FlightGear from source code, or experiment with new aircraft or other features which are not yet available in the stable release version. | ||
However, CVS is a tool for advanced users and developers. Using CVS can expose unstable features which spew ugly error messages or crash the computer. Fortunately, CVS is not required, even for advanced users, to use the stable release versions of FlightGear. See [[New_to_FlightGear#Getting_Started]] for info on using FlightGear without CVS. | However, CVS is a tool for advanced users and developers. Using CVS can expose the user to unstable features which spew ugly error messages or crash the computer. Fortunately, CVS is not required, even for advanced users, to use the stable release versions of FlightGear. See [[New_to_FlightGear#Getting_Started Setting Started]] for info on using FlightGear without CVS. | ||
==FlightGear and CVS== | ==FlightGear and CVS== | ||