On Sat, 13 Jan 2018, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, January 12, 2018 11:14:37 PM Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă wrote: > > On 12-01-2018, at 15h 03'25", David Wright wrote about "Re: Frustration > > over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports)" > > > > > [...] People use names, computers like numbers. > > > > I do not take sides here, but I can't accept this statement. Numbers > > are universal, Debian release names are English. I do not use any of > > then (numbers or names). I simply have a look in /etc/apt/sources when > > I need to know what version of Debian I use at the moment, and I am > > using Debian before potato... (yes, I look into my /etc/apt/sources > > file to pull that name). > > > > Did any of Debian release names were translated? I am bad with names. > > Specially English ones. I find all of Debian release names stupid till > > now. Culminating with perpetual Sid (no, I did not consulted > > /etc/apt/sources file now). > > > > I am extremely good with numbers. You could say that I can speak > > math. Although I studied chemistry. So, coming back to the statement, > > I find it extremely stupid. You could have getting away saying > > "People use WORDS, computers USE numbers." Numbers are words so nobody > > is offended. > > > > +1 (And thanks for amplifying / clarifying (and defending) the point I tried > to make!) > It is a good point, however have you considered the effect of a visual association along with a word and a number? For instance, everytime I think of debian "stretch" i see a purple octopus. For "buster" I see a yapping little dachshund weiner dog in my mind... I never think of numbered versions, that is so win3.11ish...
