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by mcguire 3189 days ago
"New editions strive to streamline the experience, fix mishaps, and comply with legal requirements and state-mandated education programs."

True story: I was ICDCS '98, perusing the textbooks with my advisor and some of his ex-students, and see the new (6th?) edition of Silberschatz's OS book. "Oh, yeah", one of my advisor's older students says, "Avi does have another kid going to college this year."