Andy Saxena wrote: > > This is specifically with reference to > http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives.html#s-codenames > > "When sid did not exist, the FTP site organization had one major flaw: there > was an assumption that when an architecture is created in the current > unstable, it will be released when that distribution becomes the new stable. > For many architectures that isn't the case, with the result that those > directories had to be moved at release time, chewing up lots of bandwidth." > > Hmmmm...what's an architecture? How is it different from a package or a > distribution? > > -Andy > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Architecture refers to the hardware on which the distribution is loaded, such as i386 for intel, alpha for sparc/sun etc. mike -- If they give you ruled paper, write the other way. -- Juan Ramon Jimenez
