> What are the advantages of using CVS instead of your own complied > versions of software
sometimes you still need to compile CVS, so that's not what CVS means. It means the software you are downloading is in a VERY developmental stage. Usually new versions of the developer's source is uploaded to a public ftp/web server on a daily/hourly basis, so the developer cannot even guarantee that this software will be functional :) Regards Sarel Botha