On 12-01-2018, at 15h 03'25", David Wright wrote about "Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports)" > [...] People use names, computers like numbers. >
I do not take sides here, but I can't accept this statement. Numbers are universal, Debian release names are English. I do not use any of then (numbers or names). I simply have a look in /etc/apt/sources when I need to know what version of Debian I use at the moment, and I am using Debian before potato... (yes, I look into my /etc/apt/sources file to pull that name). Did any of Debian release names were translated? I am bad with names. Specially English ones. I find all of Debian release names stupid till now. Culminating with perpetual Sid (no, I did not consulted /etc/apt/sources file now). I am extremely good with numbers. You could say that I can speak math. Although I studied chemistry. So, coming back to the statement, I find it extremely stupid. You could have getting away saying "People use WORDS, computers USE numbers." Numbers are words so nobody is offended. Take care what you write. Ionel
