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Re:The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve by jeroenhd on Monday September 30, 2024 @07:17AM (#41695857)
Debian also has version numbers (11, 12, 13) but people prefer the names releases for some reason.

I don't mind the names too much, and I don't even mind the moving "stable" name, but I do get confused because Debian's names don't necessarily increment. Ubuntu made the smart decision to make their names alphabetical and that helps tremendously when you're trying to guess how recent a particular version is.

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Re:The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve by sph on Monday September 30, 2024 @01:42PM (#41699906)
Ubuntu alphabetical names help if you keep up with it. I can name various releases of the past, like debian, and don't know which is the latest one.
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Re:The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve by codedokode on Monday September 30, 2024 @06:09PM (#41702671)
And with numbers you don't need to remember anything, especially if they are release years.
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