The simple answer to that question is ‘Well . . . .’ In 1994, the LATEXworld was in upheaval with the issue of the new version LATEX2", and the second edition of the Guide came out just then to act as the bridge between the old and new versions. By 1998, the initial teething problems had been worked out and corrected through semi-annual releases, and the third edition could describe an established, working system. However, homage was still paid to the older 2.09 version since many users still employed its familiar syntax, although they were most likely to be using it in a LATEX2" environment. LATEX has now reached a degree of stability that since 2000 the regular updates have been reduced to annual events, which often appear months after the nominal date, something that does not worry anyone.

这个问题的简单答案是“嗯……”1994年，随着新版《LATEX2》的发行，新世界发生了巨大的变化，而第二版的《指南》正好在那时问世，成为新旧版本之间的桥梁。到1998年，最初的出牙问题已经解决，并通过半年一次的发行来纠正，第三版可以描述一个已建立的工作系统。然而，人们仍然对旧的2.09版本表示敬意，因为许多用户仍然使用它熟悉的语法，尽管他们很可能在最新的2.09“环境中使用它。乳胶现在已经达到了一个稳定的程度，自2000年以来，定期更新已减少到年度活动，往往出现在名义日期数月后，这一点谁也不担心。