Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>> > Unlike numbers, names are memorable and unambiguous (when well-chosen).
>> This claim is far from evident and needs justification.  The only
[...]
> Leaving aside that Titanic is the real name of the ship and not a
> codename, the evidence is all around you.  Look no further than
> your login name, or the name of your computer.  A huge slice of the
> Internet's infrastructure, DNS, is concerned with allowing people
> to converse with memorable names rather than anonymous numbers.

Anecdotal evidence cuts both ways: how many years have names rather
than numbers?

Numbers can be easier to remember in some cases, and names in others.


        Stefan