On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 08:12:49AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > The same thing applies to those who track 'stable' by that name. Using > the symbolic names for the releases, rather than the actual codenames, > *is semantically different* and the tools *should treat it differently*.
Using "stable" in your sources.list is idiotic, and you should not do it. Ever. This is not a "use at your own risk" scenario, like using "testing". That's OK for people who choose to accept the responsibility. Using "stable" is just a mistake. If you're suggesting that the behavior of the tools should change in some way -- something I am *not* advocating -- then the bext change would be to make them *reject* any sources.list line that uses "stable". Inform the user that the use of that label is too dangerous, and that they must select a specific release to track.
