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Re: KDE Beta-4 with bo?



In message <199804301101.NAA03062@seldon.dtek.chalmers.se>, Michael
Tempsch <d1temp@dtek.chalmers.se> writes
>On 29 Apr , John Wingfield wrote:
>
>> Could someone please explain to me what "bo" and "hamm" actually are?
>> Thanks!
>
>Codewords for different versions of the distribution,
>bo == 1.3(.1rX) (currently the "stable" distribution)
>hamm == 2.0 (currently in the 'frozen' state, soon to be stable)
>slink == what is to be 2.1, also currently known as unstable
>
>A distribution will progress from unstable to frozen to stable as it
>evolves - but it keeps the same codeword.
>
>As to where the names come from - Bruce Perens, the previous Debian
>leader works for Pixar, the company that produced the movie "Toy Story"...
>
>/michael

I see!  Thanks for clearing that up for me.  I'm planning to upgrade to
Debian 2.0 as soon as some 'official' CDs are produced.  I'll install
KDE then.

John


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British Double Reed Society

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