On Wednesday August 1 2007 12:12:38 pm Antonio Olivares wrote: > I am no expert, but from what I have learned through the years > using Debian based distros/live cd's, Knoppix, Kanotix, DSL, > etc. > > Debian Woody is older > Debian Etch is the stable branch of Debian > Debian Sid is the testing/unstable branch of Debian. > There's also Debian Lenny > > http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives.en.html > > > > Other codenames that have been already used are: buzz for > release 1.1, rex for release 1.2, bo for releases 1.3.x, > hamm for release 2.0, slink for release 2.1, > potato for release 2.2, woody for release 3.0, > sarge for release 3.1, and etch for release 4.0 I guess I was confusing release 4 with Testing. I am definitely not a Debian expert. Is there some truth to the stories I've read repeatedly in recent times, that Debian was not lagging as far back as it once did, in your experience? -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA