Add details on versions

New FAQ on what the minimum versions are (this should be updated every
contest or updated to refer to the result of the issue I opened at the
other repo - post IOCCC28) for each tool.

Added details about the new (soon to be released) version of the tools
that now search under $PATH.

This commit updated the FAQ, the guidelines and the quick start guide.

As a reminder you do NOT need to use the upcoming release of the tools
and not doing so will not invalidate any of your submissions as it is
based on a minimum version, not an exact version.
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This quick start guide is version **28.0.1 2025-03-01**.
This quick start guide is version **28.0.2 2025-03-12**.
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See also [Rule 17](next/rules.html#rule17)!
**IMPORTANT NOTE**: if you run the program outside the repo directory
(specifying the absolute or relative path to the tool) and you have not
installed the tools (and we **STRONGLY** recommend you **do** install them),
then you will have to specify the options for the tools that are required like
**IMPORTANT NOTE**: the tools that require other tools, `mkiocccentry(1)` and
`txzchk(1)`, will, as of version `2.0.2 2025-03-11`, search under `$PATH`. If
you have an earlier version and you have not installed the tools and run the
tools from outside the repo directory, you will have to use the options to the
tools to set the path to the required tools.
Do remember to make sure you have the latest vers
`chkentry(1)`, `txzchk(1)` and `fnamchk(1)`. And remember to make sure you have
the latest version so you do not violate [Rule 17](next/rules.html#rule17).
See the
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FAQ on "[using the mkiocccentry tools](faq.html#using_mkiocccentry)"
for more help.
See also the
FAQ on "[what the minimum required versions are for this
contest](faq.html#minimum_versions)"
for more details on how to verify you have the correct versions for this
contest.
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