Hi,

 Package repository's README (e.g. http://ftp.debian.org/debian/README ) says

$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free


How about to be enabled to specify it as

$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/ Debian8 main contrib non-free



Pros)
- It's more easier to understand which version we're using now.
 (sometimes people forget which codename is which version ;)

Cons)
- need changes to code (I don't know it's much or not)
- ?

I think this is a good idea. Even as a Debian contributor for 10 years,
I still get mixed up about the order of codename releases.

Hideki Yamane wrote:

Works for me but although this is just painfully cliched bike-
shedding, there's something about the capital "D" I don't like.

For example:

  deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ debian8 main contrib non-free

… just "fits" better to my eyes.  *grin*


Regards,

Hi!

Ack.

Well, there's existing precedent in archive.debian.org by ftp-masters, :)
such as <http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian-3.1/> or
<http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian-6.0/>.

Personally what seems like a wart is the name and the version stitched
together w/o a separator.

To keep consistency with the archive.d.o, I'd just go with Debian-V, and
as V is no longer N.M but just N (starting with 7), we'd get Debian-6.0,
Debian-7, Debian-8, etc.

Thanks,
Guillem

Hi!

Hmm, actually just noticed today that we also have stuff like:

  <http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian7.11/>
  <http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian8.11/>
  <http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian9.5/>

Which includes the whole version (and not just the major part) and does
not use a separator, unlike archive.d.o, so we have inconsistent usage
already. :(

Thanks,
Guillem

Hi,

 ;)

 Then, I prefer to use "debianX" (X is major version) since it's simple
 and easier for users.

 debianX -> DebianX.Y -> stable/testing/oldstable...

 # then Maybe I would update debootstrap to deal with