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Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports)

From	Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@upcmail.nl>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports)
Date	2018-01-13 05:40 +0100
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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. 

Take care what you write.

Ionel

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Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-01-12 14:50 +0100
  Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2018-01-12 15:00 +0100
    Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-01-12 15:20 +0100
    Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) Ian Campbell <ijc@debian.org> - 2018-01-12 15:50 +0100
      Re: Frustration over Debian naming Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2018-01-12 16:10 +0100
      Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-12 22:10 +0100
        Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-01-13 04:20 +0100
          Re: Frustration over Debian naming John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-01-13 04:40 +0100
            Re: Frustration over Debian naming David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-13 18:10 +0100
        Re: Frustration over Debian naming Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-01-13 05:00 +0100
          Re: Frustration over Debian naming David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-13 17:40 +0100
        Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@upcmail.nl> - 2018-01-13 05:40 +0100
          Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-01-13 12:00 +0100
            Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-13 15:10 +0100
              Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-01-13 16:10 +0100
                Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-13 16:30 +0100
                Re: Frustration over Debian naming Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@surfnaked.ca> - 2018-01-14 01:00 +0100
              Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@upcmail.nl> - 2018-01-13 16:10 +0100
          Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-13 17:40 +0100
            Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-01-13 18:10 +0100
              Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-13 20:20 +0100
        Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-01-13 16:20 +0100
          Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2018-01-13 16:40 +0100
            Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for wheezy-backports) Glenn English <ghe2001@gmail.com> - 2018-01-13 18:00 +0100
              Re: Frustration over Debian naming (was: Re: Meltdown fix for  wheezy-backports) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-13 18:10 +0100
  Re: Frustration over Debian naming Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM> - 2018-02-05 23:50 +0100
    Re: Frustration over Debian naming Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2018-02-06 07:30 +0100

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