On Sat, 01 Jul 2023 10:45:54 -0400 Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> > But I can't see what's wrong with codenames. It's not just a > > "tradition", it's standard practice in most fields of endeavour. > > You slap a name on a project, and everyone knows what they're > > talking about. Unlike numbers, names are memorable and unambiguous > > (when well-chosen). > > AFAICT codenames are common before a project is released. They're > much less common afterwards. > > > You don't have to memorize all of Debian's codenames in order, do > > you? > > I regularly have to figure out which of Buster/Bookworm/Bullseye/... > is stable/testing/oldstable, and I must admit that I tend to forget > and end up having to look it up. > > > Three Bs in a row didn't help. -- Joe
