[wellylug] Debian Apt Sources

Gordon Paynter lists at paynter.info
Thu Aug 4 12:18:37 NZST 2005


On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:03, Ewen McNeill wrote:
> sid is the naughty kid next door (think "Toy Story", which is where all
> the Debian release names come from), and Debian have said that sid will
> always stay as unstable.  So the two names are effectively identical.

Specifically, Sid is the kid who broke all the toys, so naming a stable relase 
"sid" would be vaguely inappropriate.  It's perfect for unstable though.

Gordon




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