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Clarify that ruby-install does not support installing from rolling re…
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…leases.

* This is due to ruby-install using ruby-versions to verify the checksums of a
  downloaded release. Since rolling releases are constantly being updated,
  oftenly daily, it would be very difficult to maintain an up-to-date list of
  checksums to verify against.
* It is a better long-term strategy, for both ruby-install and end-users,
  to encourage Ruby implementations to release stable versions and to
  support installing those.
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* Does not require updating every time a new Ruby version comes out.
* Does not require recipes for each individual Ruby version or configuration.
* Does not support installing trunk/HEAD.
* Does not support installing trunk/HEAD or nightly rolling releases.
* Does not support installing unsupported/unmaintained versions of Ruby.

## Requirements
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