I understand what it says, but it's misleading. The packages are "released" in the sense that they are in a repository that you can use to install a functional

I understand what it says, but it's misleading. The packages are "released" in the sense that they are in a repository that you can use to install a functional OS. See for yourself. http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/main/ http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/main/