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@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ multinode orchestration framework.
 
 Read the documentation and more at http://ansible.cc
 
+Many users run straight from the development branch (it's generally fine to do so), but you might also wish to consume a release.  You can find 
+instructions on the http://ansible.cc site for a variety of platforms.  If you want a tarball of the last release, go to 
+http://ansible.cc/releases/ and you can also install with pip.
+
 Design Principles
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