Why does stable point to rex?
I'm a new Debian user (but my Linux usage goes back to 0.93), and seem to have entered the picture just as 1.2 is being refined. What follows is a question asked out of ignorance on my part! According to the FAQ, the rex directory is for unstable and development distributions, and the README at ftp.debian.org:debian/ says bo is for unstable software. Then, I see that rex is supposedly the stable distribution of Debian 1.2. Am I missing something? According to the FAQ, buzz is supposed to be the latest stable release, so why doesn't stable point to that rather than rex? Ultimately, my question is, is rex considered a stable release of Debian 1.2? My guess is yes, it's just that I'm getting confused (and it ain't hard to confuse me!). -- Don Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Math Sciences Voice (405) 581-2396 Cameron University Fax (405) 581-2616 Lawton, OK 73505http://www.cameron.edu/~morton -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why does stable point to rex?
On Sun, 15 Dec 1996, Don Morton wrote: According to the FAQ, the rex directory is for unstable and development distributions, and the README at ftp.debian.org:debian/ says bo is for unstable software. Then, I see that rex is supposedly the stable distribution of Debian 1.2. Am I missing something? According to the FAQ, buzz is supposed to be the latest stable release, so why doesn't stable point to that rather than rex? Ultimately, my question is, is rex considered a stable release of Debian 1.2? My guess is yes, it's just that I'm getting confused (and it ain't hard to confuse me!). Rex IS version 1.2 and buzz is the 1.1 version. Bo is the current unstable work in progress. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why does stable point to rex?
The symbolic links tell what is stable or unstable, not the dir names. When debian_1.2 was released few days ago, it was time to change the links to point at the right direction. So, the faq is now incorrect. Ioannis Tambouras [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP 512/D042DD45, West Palm Beach, Florida -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
