Re: Where is debian-non-US
On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 13:58 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 03/03/07 13:47, Greg Folkert wrote:
> > On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 14:39 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> >> On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 02:36:14PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote:
> >>> It has been deprecated since Woody became oldstable, or exactly the same
> >>> time Sarge became stable.
> >>>
> >> I don't think it was deprecated. I think it just went away.
> >
> > Symantecs about which is correct. Both mean it is gone.
>
> Not really.
>
> According to "dict deprecate", the roots of deprecate (de- +
> precari) mean "to avert by prayer". The WordNet definition is
> "express strong disapproval of; deplore".
>
> In computer terminology, deprecated features are those which *still
> exist* but that the "vendor" do not want you to use anymore.
Effectively, non-US hasn't been updated since Sarge's release... and has
disappeared.
So, in effect, it is gone and out of availability.
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