Re: What Version To Install On iMac?
On Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 02:11:33AM -0400, Doug wrote:
> On 09/09/2012 01:40 AM, Chris Bannister wrote:
> >On Fri, Sep 07, 2012 at 10:56:45AM -0400, Gary Dale wrote:
> >>On 07/09/12 08:21 AM, Jon Dowland wrote:
> >>>On Fri, Sep 07, 2012 at 02:04:04AM -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> >>>>Interesting statement. Squeeze (6) is still STABLE. After Wheezy (7)
> >>>>is moved from TESTING to STABLE, Squeeze will be fully supported for at
> >>>>least 1 year. Thus "deprecated soon" is not accurate, unless your
> >>>>definition of "soon" means 12 months or more.
> >>>Perhaps his definition of "deprecated" doesn't mean "supported"…
> >>>
> >>>
> >>The usual definition is "disapproved".
> >I don't think "disapproved" is the correct word in that sense.
> >
> Artha: deprecate: express strong disapproval of; deplore
You can disapprove of the behaviour, but the "behaviour is
disapproved", is not the same as the "behaviour is deprecated"
disapproved is a transitive verb
deprecated is an adjective.
Sorry about being pedantic.
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