Yes, this is what I figured the response would be, and I totally understand. Studio-wise, we use source.
It is always educational institutions that get the shaft in these cases. It is really hard for a whole campus to update to 5.0.4 (assuming that releases) in the middle of a term. But what choice do they really have? Without a way to get 5.0.3 again, any PC from the University or a student that dies in that time/needs a reinstall would have no choice but to get 5.0.4. So their version would not match the campus computers.
Again, super common that Universities get the shaft in User Experience. It is what it is. Thank you for responding though. I do wish there was a way to get the other version, even if by console, etc…