Debian sarge release possibly in September
 

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel.../msg00016.html

"The current thought is to release sarge by mid-September, but we're
trying not to promise anything we can't deliver." --Steve Langasek

That would be cool! So far, Sarge has been rock solid for me. :)

Howto switch from testing to stable?
 

If testing becomes stable, is there a point where I can switch the refs in sources.list from "testing" to "stable" so that I can keep using sarge?

yeah, whenever the release date roles around, just open up sources.lst and change references from testing to stable.

Re: Debian sarge release possibly in September
 

15th afaik :-)

Next Name?
 

What is the next testing going to be called?

i dunno, what toy story character is left? rex maybe....

Will Sid still be sid and will it always be SID?

sid is, has been, and will always be sid. sid is the evil kid that tortures toys...much like unstable tortures its users.

Switching from testing to stable
 

The simplest thing would be to reference 'sarge' not 'testting' in your sources list. It doesn't change what packages you search for.

'stable' and 'testing' are simlinks to the 'sarge' and 'woody' directorys. Take a peek for yourself: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/

update:
Debian Installer RC1 was just released: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
I hope Debian switches to x.org as soon as Sarge is released.

rex has been used...

# 3.1* -- sarge expected in 2004
# 3.0 -- woody, July 19th, 2002
# 2.2 -- potato, August 15th, 2000
# 2.1 -- slink, March 9th, 1999
# 2.0 -- hamm, July 24th, 1998
# 1.3 -- bo, June 2nd, 1997
# 1.2 -- rex, 1996
# 1.1 -- buzz, 1996

is sid a toy story character...which????

Sid
 

Sid is the evil kid in the first movie. (The one that destroys toys) (No, I am not a Toy Story freak)

looking at imdb.com, it looks like the only main character left from toy story is Andy (the kid that owns the toys).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114709/

otherwise the developers may get a little crazy and chose Jesse or Wheezy (or Barbie, but they were evil - kinda, so that probably wouldn't work) from toy story 2.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120363/

someone may need to force Disney to release a toy story 3 just so Debian can continue to create new testing distributions. :jawa:

is that the choking penguin "main character"...its name is Wheezy