On Fri, 22 May 1998, Martin Schulze wrote: > Hi: > > I´m a newbie on Linux, and I´ ve seen the terms hamm, bo, stable, > non-free ... in messages about instalation, but I don´ t know which is > the difference between them. Can anyone tell me? > > Thanks, > > Saioa. Hi,, bo - This is the current stable version of Debian, numbered 1.3(.1)
Hamm - The next-to-be stable version (Debian 2.0) the current state is frozen that means that no new features (or packages) are added, the changes are only bug-fixes. BTW: The fact that it is not called stable doesn't mean that it is not stable. Slink - The current unstable (in development) version (Debian 2.1) The distribution has some parts: main -- This is the main part of the distribution, everything there is freely available to everybody. non-free -- (I'm not sure whether I'm correct) Are packages that can not be freely distributed, but can be used by individuals. contrib -- Free packages that needs packages from non-free to operate. non-us -- Those are packages that the government of the U.S doesn't let distribute in the U.S. (mostly crypto stuff). HTH (And that I'm right...) Liran Zvibel. --- http://www.math.tau.ac.il/~liranz/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
