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On 22 Jul 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Buddha Buck writes:
> > Thus there are two good reasons why the distribution _name_ (be it rex or
> > bo or unreleased-1.3) shouldn't change.
>
> Nor did I suggest that it should.
>
> > Because of that, it is good to choose names that don't reflect the
> > release status of the distribution.
>
> But why is it good to choose names that don't reflect *anything*?
They do, they are the codename for the version, similar to the codenames
that Microsoft or IBM use for their new products under development. The
sequence (buzz, rex, bo, hamm) follows names of characters in the Pixar
animated movie, "Toy Story". There was some brief discussion of calling
Debian 2.0 "woody", after the main character of the movie, but we quickly
realized the possible unwanted confusion that would result.
- --
| If you will practice being fictional for a while,
Scott K. Ellis | you will understand that fictional
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | characters are sometimes more real than
| people with bodies and heartbeats.
| -- Illusions
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