Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?
On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:04:57 +0100
Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> wrote:
> OK, a question back at you, then: Why do you feel the need to
> remember Debian codenames?
Imprimis: Because you use the code names as part of configuring
systems, e.g. in /etc/apt/sources.list
Secundus: Because some utilities and documentation refer only to code
names.
Tertius: Because many people use the code names, so it is polite to
refer both to version number and code name in communications.
> To put it another way, do you need to remember that Windows 95 was
> codenamed "Chicago", or that Windows 7 was "Longhorn"? Probably not,
> unless you're a developer of Windows, right?
Microsoft Windows versioning is not an example of a best practice.
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