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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 08:05:28 +1000 (EST)
From: Robert Brockway <robert at timetraveller.org>
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Subject: RE: [H-GEN] Debian - From Potato to Woody
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Craig Eldershaw wrote:

> [ Humbug *General* list - semi-serious discussions about Humbug and  ]
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> 
> >This probably sounds like a dumb question, but I can claim newbie rights-
> >potato? woody? your obviously not talking about toy story, Are these
> >versions of linux, like redhat?
> 
> Close.  Debian (another GNU/Linux distribution, like RedHat) has
> multiple versions/releases which they choose to give silly names.

They're not silly names, they're all named after great figures of
history...
 
> Roughly: 
>  - The current stable version of Debian is "Potato".  

Dr Derrick Potato, the great British physicist.  Responsible for
determining that the Quark is all gooey inside.

>  - The current version with some less tested additions is "Woody".  

Sir Robin Woody, distant relative of the Royal family and anti-war
advocate during the Vietnam era.

>  - The current bleeding edge version is "Sid".

Dr Sid Sid, MBBS, developer of the scapy-grindy machine so important to
modern surgery.

I hope this has been helpful and enlightening.
Cheers,
	-Rob

-- Robert Brockway B.Sc. email: robert at timetraveller.org  ICQ: 104781119
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