Hi all, I have read a few replies here.
I am in no way affiliated with those people who originally introduced the names or assign them now.
The only real answer to the actual question that I can see is "It's a tradition".
Also, I struggle with the names, always need to go to the project web page or wikipedia if I need to look up which version has which name, and it's always a nuisance.
A small one, though. Also, I really like the Debian project, its resulting software collections, and thus my wish is to keep those code names, as inconsistent and hard to memorize they are. It's Debian, and I like it. I still have etchnhalf running on two old boxes, even :-)
Oh, and also, for any sort of managed installation all this would not matter much. On those manually maintained and upgraded systems where it does make a difference, the real pain is in other places.
Cheers, Arno -- Arno Lehmann IT-Service Lehmann Sandstr. 6, 49080 Osnabrück
