On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:59:08 +0100
Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Joey Hess wrote:
> > Florian Kulzer wrote:
> >
> >>I would go so far as to say that "Debian Unstable" is an oxymoron.
> >
> >
> > From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
> >
> > unstable
> > ...
> > 6: subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with
> > uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"
> > [syn: {fluid}]
>
> Uh-oh, I obviously should consult a dictionary before shooting off my
> mouth like that...
>
> In my defense, I am a chemist and this seems to have determined my
> interpretation of the term:
>
> 4. Chemistry
> a. Decomposing readily.
> b. Highly or violently reactive.
>
> (from dictionary.reference.com)
>
> Regards,
> Florian
When you talk about computers, "unstable" usually doesn't mean anything good,
so I don't think your interpretation was bad ;) something like:
"X. Computers
usually refers to a computer/OS/application that crashes, often without
any
(apparent) reason ..."
Andrei
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