Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-28 Thread Jim Richardson
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 10:54:47PM -0500, David Z Maze wrote: Jim Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: JR I am in the process of converting from SuSE to debian, if I choose to JR use testing/woody, will the upgrade automatically follow woody as it JR moves into stable? That is, if I begin

Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-28 Thread Jan-Hendrik Palic
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:07:51AM +0200, Moritz Schulte wrote: |Stephen Boulet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | | Can someone tell me (who's new to Debian) what the difference | between sid and unstable is? | |Debian distributions have a 'code-name': | |(the current) stable - Potato |

Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-28 Thread John Galt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Jan-Hendrik Palic wrote: On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:07:51AM +0200, Moritz Schulte wrote: |Stephen Boulet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | | Can someone tell me (who's new to Debian) what the difference | between sid and unstable is? |

Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-27 Thread Moritz Schulte
Stephen Boulet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can someone tell me (who's new to Debian) what the difference between sid and unstable is? Debian distributions have a 'code-name': (the current) stable - Potato (the current) testing - Woody (the current) unstable - Sid Later,

Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-27 Thread Glyn Millington
On 27 Mar 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Debian distributions have a 'code-name': (the current) stable - Potato (the current) testing - Woody (the current) unstable - Sid Later, Woody will be the new stable and Sarge will be the new testing. Unstable will be

Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-27 Thread John Griffiths
Debian distributions have a 'code-name': (the current) stable - Potato (the current) testing - Woody (the current) unstable - Sid Later, Woody will be the new stable and Sarge will be the new testing. Unstable will be always Sid. There must be reason or a story

re : Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-27 Thread neuromancien
Hi, the story is very simple: every debian release has the name of a character from the movie Toy Story: Slink Woody Mr Potato Sid Buzz fred Debian distributions have a 'code-name': (the current) stable - Potato (the current) testing - Woody (the current)

Re: re : Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-27 Thread Glyn Millington
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, the story is very simple: every debian release has the name of a character from the movie Toy Story: Slink Woody Mr Potato Sid Buzz fred Right!! Research about to begin - many thanks Glyn M -- so here we

Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-27 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 05:57:42PM +1000, John Griffiths ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Debian distributions have a 'code-name': (the current) stable - Potato (the current) testing - Woody (the current) unstable - Sid Later, Woody will be the new stable and

Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-27 Thread Jim Richardson
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:07:51AM +0200, Moritz Schulte wrote: Stephen Boulet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can someone tell me (who's new to Debian) what the difference between sid and unstable is? Debian distributions have a 'code-name': (the current) stable - Potato

Re: Sid vs unstable

2001-03-27 Thread David Z Maze
Jim Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: JR I am in the process of converting from SuSE to debian, if I choose to JR use testing/woody, will the upgrade automatically follow woody as it JR moves into stable? That is, if I begin following woody with apt, will I JR continue to follow woody as it

Sid vs unstable

2001-03-26 Thread Stephen Boulet
Can someone tell me (who's new to Debian) what the difference between sid and unstable is? Thanks. -- Stephen