Re: Versions
On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 01:36:38PM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> M.Kirchhoff wrote:
> >If you want the newest software available, Sid/Unstable is where you
> >want to be. `Unstable` is a misleading term; really, it's more
> >`volatile` than unstable, that is, packages move into Sid/Unstable
> >constantly, so the environment is in a constant state of flux,
>
> That's an excellent name. I've had problems explaining to others at
> times that unstable does not mean what they think it means. I wonder
> what it'd take to get an "official" name change in Debian from
> "unstable" to "volatile", and perhaps more importantly, is it even a
> good idea to consider?
It would be a surprisingly large amount of effort. If you feel like
inventing a time machine and going back five years or so, maybe; now, it
doesn't seem worth it.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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