Re: [OT] Re: distribution upgrade question

[Andrei Popescu <andreimp@rdslink.ro>]

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:59:08 +0100
Florian Kulzer <florian@molphys.leidenuniv.nl> wrote:

> Joey Hess wrote:
> > Florian Kulzer wrote:
> > 
> >>I would go so far as to say that "Debian Unstable" is an oxymoron.
> > 
> > 
> > From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
> > 
> >   unstable
> > ...
> >       6: subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with
> >          uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"
> >           [syn: {fluid}]
> 
> Uh-oh, I obviously should consult a dictionary before shooting off my
> mouth like that...
> 
> In my defense, I am a chemist and this seems to have determined my
> interpretation of the term:
> 
> 4. Chemistry
>     a. Decomposing readily.
>     b. Highly or violently reactive.
> 
> (from dictionary.reference.com)
> 
> Regards,
>             Florian

When you talk about computers, "unstable" usually doesn't mean anything good, so I don't think your interpretation was bad ;) something like:

"X. Computers
	usually refers to a computer/OS/application that crashes, often without any
	(apparent) reason ..."

Andrei
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