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 %
 % GNO Overview
 %
-% $Id: intro.tex,v 1.7 1998/10/14 03:14:01 gdr-ftp Exp $
+% $Id: intro.tex,v 1.8 1998/10/31 20:23:29 gdr-ftp Exp $
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 \documentclass{report}
@@ -1175,6 +1175,11 @@ version by doing the following:
 	cvs update -PAd
 \end{verbatim}
 
+Because doing updates by CVS does not use up as much bandwidth as 
+does downloading the entire source tree, feel free to do cvs updates
+on a regular basis.  It usually doesn't make sense to do them more
+than once per day, though.
+
 \chapter{Desk Accessories}
 
 The following is a description of the desk