Re: Sid vs unstable
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 10:54:47PM -0500, David Z Maze wrote:
> Jim Richardson <warlock@eskimo.com> writes:
> JR> I am in the process of converting from SuSE to debian, if I choose to
> JR> use testing/woody, will the upgrade automatically follow woody as it
> JR> moves into stable? That is, if I begin following woody with apt, will I
> JR> continue to follow woody as it stabilizes?
>
> It depends on what you call it in your /etc/apt/sources.list file. If
> you refer to it as 'woody', then it will follow woody between testing
> and stable (likely with an intermediate frozen stage). If you call it
> 'testing', you'll always follow the current testing distribution, even
> if woody freezes and becomes stable.
>
> --
Ah! that makes sense, thanks
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