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Re: confusing documentation



On Sunday July 29 2001 15:08, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Previously J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote:
> > Within Debian, "architecture" primarily refers to "processor
> > architecture", a family of CPUs with a common instruction set, e.g. "the
> > x86 archictecture" (Intel 386, 486, Pentium etc.), or "the m68k
> > architecture" (Motorola 68000, 68020, 68030 etc.).
>
> Actually processor architecture / Operating system combination.
>
> Wichert.

"When sid did not exist, the FTP site organization had one major flaw: there 
was an assumption that when an architecture is created in the current 
unstable, it will be released when that distribution becomes the new stable. 
For many architectures that isn't the case, with the result that those 
directories had to be moved at release time, chewing up lots of bandwidth."

The the following is implied:
1) "Distribution becomes stable" -> "Well, really when the said distribution 
under the i386 architecture (with Debian?) becomes stable, if indeed the i386 
architecture matures the fastest."

Aah, the inexactness of the English language steals the day again.

-Andy



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