Re: naming convention question
> How about Taurus, Accord, or Jetta? Do they mean anything about cars?
> No... They're just names of products.
> It's the same for Debian.
I thought that the name of the current "product" was Debian 1.31.
> Not to mention that the codenames used in Debian are supposed to keep
> people away from accessing the development distributions.
And yet on this list I regularly see people being instructed to "get
such-and-such from hamm" or some such.
> I'll tell you what. Instead of complaining about the current system,
> why don't you propose a solution? Here are the design criteria:
> 1) Conceal development code from users and overzealous CD manufacturers.
> ...
Just keep everything secret until it is ready for public release. After
all, "most people in the software world think it's a good idea". Or at
least refrain from using the "codenames" outside the developer list.
To repeat my previous proposal, call it "unreleased-2.0" or something
similar which makes it clear that you shouldn't mess with this unless you
know what you are doing. When it is released, just add the symlinks as you
would if it was called "woody". Nothing will be harmed if the name
"unreleased-2.0" is allowed to hang around. Those in the know will
understand that it is vestigial, while those who are not will have no
reason to touch it.
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