On 18-May-06, at 5:59 PM, Donald Arseneau wrote:

> "Alexander K. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> "Unstable" is a carryover from Debian terminology.
>
> That is the best news.  Debian's "unstable" isn't.

The word unstable has many meanings.  In this context, it means  
"changes frequently".  The stable binary distribution can go for many  
months without any changes.  The unstable source distribution changes  
several times a day.

Kevin Horton
Ottawa, Canada




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