Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?

[Arno Lehmann <al@its-lehmann.de>]

Hi all,

I have read a few replies here.

I am in no way affiliated with those people who originally introduced 
the names or assign them now.

The only real answer to the actual question that I can see is "It's a 
tradition".

Also, I struggle with the names, always need to go to the project web 
page or wikipedia if I need to look up which version has which name, and 
it's always a nuisance.

A small one, though. Also, I really like the Debian project, its 
resulting software collections, and thus my wish is to keep those code 
names, as inconsistent and hard to memorize they are. It's Debian, and I 
like it. I still have etchnhalf running on two old boxes, even :-)


Oh, and also, for any sort of managed installation all this would not 
matter much. On those manually maintained and upgraded systems where it 
does make a difference, the real pain is in other places.

Cheers,

Arno

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