@penguin42 @liw I think the missing piece here is that...

@penguin42 @liw I think the missing piece here is that Debian does assign versions, but they only appear as such in the archive once the release is actually official as opposed to being in preparation.

Like 8 Oct 2023 at 12:31 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.ie

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Lars Wirzenius

@cjwatson @penguin42 I don't remember all the details, and I couldn't find links to discussions back then, but my memory claims that the idea was that code names are less likely to be misunderstood as finished releases.

The later development of the archive pool structure and `dists` directory handle this betterer.

8 Oct 2023 at 12:35 | Open on toot.liw.fi

penguin42

@cjwatson @liw Ah OK, that's something I'd never realised in 20+ years of using it, but tbh I almost never think in the numbers.

8 Oct 2023 at 12:36 | Open on mastodon.org.uk

Colin Watson

@penguin42 @liw I've been a Debian developer for 22 years and I still have to look up the numbers when I need them.

8 Oct 2023 at 12:45 | Open on mastodon.ie

Julian Andres Klode 🏳️‍🌈

@cjwatson @penguin42 @liw on the flip side I can give you the numbers but I usually have no idea how to order buster, bullseye and bookworm.

8 Oct 2023 at 15:56 | Open on mastodon.social

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