On Sunday, March 12, 2023 09:02:26 PM cor...@free.fr wrote:
> When such a debian (the digital product) is authentic, should we say it
> "real debian" or "true debian"?
>
> I am not sure about this statement.
My guess is that Corey is a French speaker, and is unsure about the best way
to (simply) indicate that a Debian installation is "authentic" (meaning not
adulterated in some way, not a "Frankendebian: for instance).
I am not sure what to tell him, my thought is something using the word
canonical and with a Debian version specification, e.g. canonical Debian
Bullseye.
But, surely there is a simpler word than canonical (and maybe canonical isn't
quite the right word anyway, in this context).
Others must have better ideas ;-)
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rhk
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wordsmithing)
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