On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Robert Grunloh wrote: > But before I can do this, I have to ask: I've read the Debian FAQ on the > web page, the part that explains the directory tree at the ftp sites; but > what it should explain but doesn't is, what is hamm and bo? I see mention > of these terms in announcements of new packages and on the lists but > nowhere is there a definition, or historical explanation; leaving > me to conclude that they must refer to hidden directories of proprietary > commercial code without source, or something ;-)
Bo is the current stable release; hamm is unstable. The names are just codenames, which never change. This prevents mirror sites from downloading an entire distribution when unstable -> frozen -> stable. The latter are links; the codenames stay the same. For some reason, some people object to the user of these codenames (don't ask me why; every project in real life has a codename) so I think they've dropped out of the FAQ (they would be in 5.7). -- David Wright, Open University, Earth Science Department, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA U.K. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: +44 1908 653 739 fax: +44 1908 655 151 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .