On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 12:56:12PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
> It is communicated directly at archive opening, when we upload the
> base-files containing the os-release saying that:
>
> $ grep 24.10 /etc/os-release
> VERSION_ID="24.10"
> VERSION="24.10 (Oracular Oriole)"
>
> I believe it's fair to say at this point that even if we did
> move a release, we'd not change the version anymore because
> there will have been extensive communication over a multitude
> of channels already using the version; third-party vendors
> will have done testing against that specific version
> string, etc.
In this situation I'd be in favour of changing /etc/os-release (and
distro-info-data etc) to match whatever we end up calling the release.
Otherwise you'd end up with marketing materials saying one thing and
/etc/os-release saying another, which would lead to no end of user
support enquiries asking how to upgrade from one to the other.
Before release, anything in the release is subject to change, so we
wouldn't be breaking any promises or expectations. Some users would have
to adapt in very specific cases, but that's what they would have signed
up for by choosing to rely on development release.
Robie
