Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports)
On Sat, 13 Jan 2018, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, January 12, 2018 11:14:37 PM Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă wrote:
> > On 12-01-2018, at 15h 03'25", David Wright wrote about "Re: Frustration
> > over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports)"
> >
> > > [...] People use names, computers like numbers.
> >
> > I do not take sides here, but I can't accept this statement. Numbers
> > are universal, Debian release names are English. I do not use any of
> > then (numbers or names). I simply have a look in /etc/apt/sources when
> > I need to know what version of Debian I use at the moment, and I am
> > using Debian before potato... (yes, I look into my /etc/apt/sources
> > file to pull that name).
> >
> > Did any of Debian release names were translated? I am bad with names.
> > Specially English ones. I find all of Debian release names stupid till
> > now. Culminating with perpetual Sid (no, I did not consulted
> > /etc/apt/sources file now).
> >
> > I am extremely good with numbers. You could say that I can speak
> > math. Although I studied chemistry. So, coming back to the statement,
> > I find it extremely stupid. You could have getting away saying
> > "People use WORDS, computers USE numbers." Numbers are words so nobody
> > is offended.
> >
>
> +1 (And thanks for amplifying / clarifying (and defending) the point I tried
> to make!)
>
It is a good point, however have you considered the effect of a visual
association along with a word and a number? For instance, everytime I
think of debian "stretch" i see a purple octopus. For "buster" I see a
yapping little dachshund weiner dog in my mind...
I never think of numbered versions, that is so win3.11ish...
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