Re: Installed base-files 2.2.5 (i386 source)
Previously Santiago Vila wrote:
> Changes:
> base-files (2.2.5) unstable; urgency=low
> .
> * Modified debian_version, issue and issue.net in /etc so that they
> read "2.2" again, since this is the last Debian *stable* release so far.
> Since packages in `unstable' are now automatically moved to `testing',
> a codename in /etc/debian_version will never be "right" for everybody, so
> the only sensible thing to do here is to wait until a new release number
> has been officially decided (Closes: #80784).
I don't think that is a good idea. Having the codename for a stable,
released distro in /etc/debian_version will lead people to think they
are dealing with a stable system while in reality the machine might be
running cutting-edge unstable.
Wichert.
--
________________________________________________________________
/ Generally uninteresting signature - ignore at your convenience \
| wichert@cistron.nl http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ |
| 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D |
Reply to: