Re: [volatile] status update
* Brian Nelson (pyro@debian.org) [041223 18:40]:
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 05:05:28PM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote:
> > there has been some silent work on the volatile archive. Now, the
> > archive is ready to have some packages uploaded.
> Maybe I'm a little late, but I have some concerns with the name.
> [...]
> Does anyone really want software on their system that meets any of those
> definitions? It's even scarier sounding than "unstable" or
> "experimental"...
well, besides the fact that some software (like notably virus scanner)
_is_ volatile: If you have a better name, it's always possible to pick
it up. Until than, I'll stick to volatile.
Cheers,
Andi
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