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Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?



Stefan Monnier wrote:

>> 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?

There are pieces of military equipment that have a code
designation as well as a flashy name, and people still use the
code designation. There is no telling what will stick from one
case to the other, or what will be most popular by some
majority of guys using it. As long as there is a name or
designation people can refer to it which is the most
important part.

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