Re: We might need a better wording for our release page

Holger Levsen <[email protected]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:09:56 +0000

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On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 05:50:35PM +0000, Justin B Rye wrote:
> > The 'testing' suite is where the next version of Debian is tested. It
>                 ~~~~~
> If we're going to use the word "suite" at all we should introduce it
> at the top ("Debian always has at least three suites in active
> maintenance") and use it consistently.  It's probably easier if we
> avoid that, though.

Suite is very commonly used to describe the different, aehm, suites of
Debian. 

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/developers-reference.en.html
mentions suites 21 times, mostly in this sense.

https://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/ implies distributions however I think
that's outdated / not helpful.

https://piuparts.debian.org/ tests many suites (see menu on the left).

man apt explains: "Alternatively the version from a specific release can be
selected by following the package name with a forward slash (/) and 
codename (bookworm, trixie, sid ...) or suite name (stable, testing, unstable).
This will also select versions from this release for dependencies of this
package if needed to satisfy the request."

https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRepository/Format#Suite and
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRepository/Format#Codename confirms
the apt man page.

I now think https://piuparts.debian.org needs an update. :)

-- 
cheers,
	Holger

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