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Author: Hendrik Boom
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Oldstable and Archive timing expectations?
On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 09:31:48PM -0600, golinux@??? wrote:
> On 2020-12-12 21:04, Adrian Zaugg wrote:
> > On 04.12.20 19:43, golinux@??? wrote:
> >
> > > You might want to have a look at Debian's release schedule:
> > >
> > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases
> > >
> >
> > Does Devuan not follow the LTS schedule?
> >
> > https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
> >
> > Because when Debian Releases X as stable, Devuan needs some time to
> > follow, as such Devuan stable stays for a while with Debian X-1, which
> > is then under LTS as oldstable. At least it was with Jessie very much
> > the case. With Jessie was this a coincidence or is that rather a rule?
> >
> > Regards, Adrian.
> >
>
> Yes. That is correct. The lag between Debian stable and the corresponding
> Devuan stable release is why we recommend using the release name rather that
> the suite name in /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> Please see https://www.devuan.org/os/releases for more information.


Where the Devuan release codenames chart sems to be up-to-date, but the
examples in the Codenames or suites? section still refer to Beowulf as
testing.

Which was probaboly corect "As of this writing" but is no longer
correct and potentially confusing.

-- hendrik