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===== Sleeper OS "Vicky" =====

The code name for Sleeper OS's development distribution is **"Vicky"** ("Version In Continuous Kernel Yielding"), aliased to **"unstable"**. Most of the development work that is done in Sleeper OS is uploaded to this distribution. This distribution will never get released; instead, packages from it will propagate into testing and then into a real release.

Please note that security updates for the **"unstable"** distribution are not managed by the security team. Hence, **"unstable"** does not get security updates in a timely manner.

**"Vicky"** is subject to massive changes and in-place library updates. This can result in a very **"unstable"** system which contains packages that cannot be installed due to missing libraries, dependencies that cannot be fulfilled, etc. **Use it at your own risk!**

==== FAQ ====

=== What do you mean with "Vicky" release? ===

**"Vicky"** is where Sleeper OS's team does their tests, and is marked clean for release by the SourceForge's FTP.

=== Should I use Vicky on my Work / Daily Driver / Workstation? ===

**Really? Think twice! No!**

=== Which "The Fairly OddParents" character is Vicky? ===

As with all Sleeper OS's release names so far (since V3), the **"Vicky"** distribution takes its name from a *The Fairly OddParents* character. Vicky is the babysitter teenager who makes Timmy Turner's life impossible and does nasty things, among others. It is sometimes a misnomer for **"Version In Continuous Kernel Yielding."** While other release codenames progress over time from testing to stable, **"Vicky"** is forever doomed to be **unstable**.