On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 4:18 AM Roger Price <deb...@rogerprice.org> wrote: > > I have difficulty remembering the Debian code names for releases Buzz Rex Bo > Hamm Slink Potato Woody Sarge Etch Lenny Squeeze Wheezy Jessie Stretch Buster > Bullseye Bookworm Trixie and Forky. > > It's much easier to remember that release numbers are in a sequence 1.1 ... > 14. > > Quoting from Google's response to the question “why does Debian have code > names?”: « Originally, part of the reason for code names was because it was > not > clear whether the next release would be considered a point release or not: " > we > didn't know whether etch would be released as Debian 3.2 or Debian 4.0 ". » > > Etch was released as Debian 4.0 in May 2010. Is there some reason why Debian > still continues to invent and use code names? > > See also https://lwn.net/Articles/792646/ “Debian and code names” July 3rd > 2019.
I think it is mostly tradition nowadays. By the way, if you watch Toy Story, it may be a little easier to remember some of the current names. That is until Debian pegs to another movie. Jeff
