Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?
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- Subject: Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?
- From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
- Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2023 10:45:54 -0400
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> But I can't see what's wrong with codenames. It's not just a "tradition",
> it's standard practice in most fields of endeavour. You slap a name on
> a project, and everyone knows what they're talking about. Unlike numbers,
> names are memorable and unambiguous (when well-chosen).
AFAICT codenames are common before a project is released. They're much
less common afterwards.
> You don't have to memorize all of Debian's codenames in order, do you?
I regularly have to figure out which of Buster/Bookworm/Bullseye/... is
stable/testing/oldstable, and I must admit that I tend to forget and end
up having to look it up.
Stefan
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