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Updated for R12B-1, fixed broken links
Migrated the FAQ source from docbook to OTP's own docbuilder
Updated for R11B-5, fixed broken links
New question: How do I write to standard error on a unix system?
Updated for R11B-4
Added a link to the new Joe Armstrong book.
New question: How can I propose changes to the language itself?
New question: Can a process receive messages with varying priorities?
Added CEAN (cean.process-one.net) to the 'obtaining' section.
Removed the "why is the release so big?" question. Given the bandwidth available to most people nowadays, the question is no longer of general interest.
Updated for R11B-0
New question: How can I find out which line my Erlang program crashed at?
New question: How do I distribute the Erlang programs I write to my friends/colleagues/users?
Updated all SMP-related questions to take into account the SMP support in R11B.
Erlang can now be compiled with cygwin (under implementations and ports)
New question: Is there a "reverse compiler" for BEAM files?
New question: how do I convert a string to a term?
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