On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:04:57 +0100 Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote:
> OK, a question back at you, then: Why do you feel the need to > remember Debian codenames? Imprimis: Because you use the code names as part of configuring systems, e.g. in /etc/apt/sources.list Secundus: Because some utilities and documentation refer only to code names. Tertius: Because many people use the code names, so it is polite to refer both to version number and code name in communications. > To put it another way, do you need to remember that Windows 95 was > codenamed "Chicago", or that Windows 7 was "Longhorn"? Probably not, > unless you're a developer of Windows, right? Microsoft Windows versioning is not an example of a best practice. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
