Next Release: Gutsy Gibbon

[SishGupta]

The next Ubuntu release has been named "Gutsy Gibbon (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-April/000276.html)"

What do you guys think?

Me? I like it.

[kvonb]

Grumpy Gnome sounds better :)

[Polygon]

so they are using a "g" after all, i thought they wouldent cause of the grumpy groundhow dev release

[Spr0k3t]

They restarted the lettering release names after Dapper. That said, I hope Gutsy Gibbon+1 is called Hypnotic Ham with a three color throwback logo to Porky Pig.

[Mathiasdm]

Gutsy Gibbon?

Hmm... Not too sure if I like that... :?

[guitarmaniac]

Gutsy Gibbon??? That name kinda sucks.Grumpy Gnome sounds better :)Now I DO like that or Gutsy Gnome to spit it down the middle... I dont know

[mykalreborn]

nope. i don't like it either. maybe it's just to excentric for my taste. i don't know.

[CarpKing]

Is this one supposed to be the next LTS release? Name sounds a bit odd for that, though I guess "Dapper Drake" is odd as well, and they don't officially use the name after the release.

[SishGupta]

Is this one supposed to be the next LTS release? Name sounds a bit odd for that, though I guess "Dapper Drake" is odd as well, and they don't officially use the name after the release.
Nope. The mailing list post says that it is NOT LTS.

[paparucino]

Hi guys,
there is no an italian term for gutsy. Can someone give me an explanation?

As for me, there is too much consonance with feisty and in some way it's no soft as feisty fawn, it's "hard".

But... let the devs have a good job. :-)

[Phatfiddler]

paparucino

Gutsy - having courage and determination....sort of

[Zdravko]

OMG! So early! Feisty Fawn is not out there yet... and they began planning FF+1!!! Wow! Amazing! Some people are Gods!

[AlexC_]

They also plan to release another flavour .. similar to gNewSense I suppose?

The Glossy Gnu will nonetheless play a role in this next release,
because Ubuntu 7.10 will feature a new flavour - as yet unnamed - which
takes an ultra-orthodox view of licensing: no firmware, drivers,
imagery, sounds, applications, or other content which do not include
full source materials and come with full rights of modification,
remixing and redistribution. There should be no more conservative home,
for those who demand a super-strict interpretation of the "free" in free
software. This work will be done in collaboration with the folks behind
Gnewsense.

Gusty Gibbon though .. hum! Me no like.

[Zdravko]

This is a feature. No one said you must turn it on :)

[Metz]

Suits me fine, given my penchent for Gibbons ;):)

[MonkeyBoy]

Looks like a fine name to me...

What is with you critics? Anti primate bias? Speciesism?

*Monkeyboy shrieks and hurls bananas at Guitarmaniac, Mykalreborn, and AlexC!*

[Vorian]

Loving the name :)

[ButteBlues]

Not the greatest, but neither was Feisty Fawn.

We'll all live. ;)

[Bagnaj97]

I notice it's already been mistyped as Gusty Gibbon, which doesnt smell too good to me.

Hopefully the following release will be Happy Human as a tribute to all the satisfied users :)

[guitarmaniac]

Not the greatest, but neither was Feisty Fawn.

We'll all live. ;)

neither was Feisty? I reckon Feisty Fawn is BY FAR the best yet.

[junior aspirin]

maybe it's just me, but when the new name is announced i always think that the name sounds silly. but after a while you just get used to it, and it actually sounds quite good. maybe its because i just hear it everywhere.

[paparucino]

paparucino

Gutsy - having courage and determination....sort of

Thank you.

[Hallvor]

Good thing the OS is better than the names, I say.

[Bou]

Hi guys,
there is no an italian term for gutsy. Can someone give me an explanation?

I think it means something like brave, courageous.

[koshatnik]

Be grateful it wasn't called Spunky Sparrow.

[3rdalbum]

The alpha releases are bound to be called troops (i.e. "Troop 1 has been released, don't run it on production systems").

[paparucino]

Be grateful it wasn't called Spunky Sparrow.
Wait till 13.04 :-)

[paparucino]

I think it means something like brave, courageous.
Thank you, Bou.

[Mathiasdm]

I agree. Feisty Fawn was a great name.

Names are detail, but Gutsy Gibbon just sound weird.

No problem with 'Gibbon', but 'Gutsy'? :?

[JDee]

is there a way we can upgrade to this new version or do I havbe to download and reinstall this. I new to ubuntu and already got things just set up how i like them and i dont want to loose what i got so far. How will this works when the time comes

[prizrak]

Interesting read, aparently we are supposed to get a 100% free Ubuntu in Gibbon (so back to Automatix and the rest for any kind of useful multimedia?) At the same time they want compositing by default. Did the nouveau project do so well that it will be possible to have full 3D acceleration without the nvidia driver? By the same token what are we going to do with ATI cards, the newer ones don't even have 3D with FGRLX?

[Choad]

i dont rly like it, but in fairness we will all just end up calling it "gusty" like we say "feisty" and "edgy" and gusty alone doesnt sound so bad :)

[prizrak]

is there a way we can upgrade to this new version or do I havbe to download and reinstall this. I new to ubuntu and already got things just set up how i like them and i dont want to loose what i got so far. How will this works when the time comes

Yes you can update without a reinstall. Generally speaking it is a good idea to have your /home on a separate partition from the rest of the system so if you do have to reinstall for some reason you will retain all your files and settings.

[prizrak]

i dont rly like it, but in fairness we will all just end up calling it "gusty" like we say "feisty" and "edgy" and gusty alone doesnt sound so bad :)
Feisty Fawn had a nice ring to it but Gutsy Gibbon sounds kind of weird. At the same time this is just the development name we go by numbers for final versions anyway so it's not that big of a deal.

[JDee]

thanks prizrak, so will it come up in the udate manager or will it be something else

[paparucino]

is there a way we can upgrade to this new version or do I havbe to download and reinstall this. I new to ubuntu and already got things just set up how i like them and i dont want to loose what i got so far. How will this works when the time comes
The day after the oficial release of Feisty Fawn (7.04)

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
find & replace feisty to gibbon
save

Then from a terminal run

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade


You can use update-manager or synaptic, but I prefer, for the first time, use the terminal so I can see errors and correct them on the fly.

[JDee]

great! Thanks a lot. Seems very simple. Like i said im new to ubuntu and i was using a knoppix hd install and i didnt like it because i was new to linux then and i didnt know how to do anything so i decided to go with ubuntu because it seemed simple and im very glad i did. I then installed it on my friends computer and my sisters. They seem to like it too. but thanks again for the help!

[paparucino]

I then installed it on my friends computer and my sisters. They seem to like it too. but thanks again for the help!
WAIT!!!!!!!
First updates may crash your system, so if you use it for important work, wait at least for a month. In the meanwhile read the forum to check if there are dangerous problems.

[Bagnaj97]

The alpha releases are bound to be called troops (i.e. "Troop 1 has been released, don't run it on production systems").

Looking at the preliminary release schedule on the wiki they're called tribes.


aparently we are supposed to get a 100% free Ubuntu in Gibbon (so back to Automatix and the rest for any kind of useful multimedia?)

I think they mean a separate version that's 100% free as a collaboration with the people behind gNewSense. The usual Ubuntu will still be available with codecs and proprietary wireless firmware etc.

[JDee]

i will wait a month or so then. Im not that worried about my work on it yet. If it crashes it crashes. I use win xp too. But like i said i dont havbe to much into it yet just music and stuff. Wireless card setup and all that good junk. I have my music on the xp partition and i pull it from the xp partition so i can listen to it on ubuntu and save some space. but thanks for the tip on waiting, i did read before about crashes when updating and that it was something that they didnt get 100% down yet.

[psycosmyth]

Man, I'm not ready to commit to Fiesty now I have the name Gutsy stuck in my head!

We need a good LTS, I hoped Gutsy would be it since Etch is stable already. Here goes the testing again, it's fun ya know:rolleyes:

[paparucino]

We need a good LTS, I hoped Gutsy would be it since Etch is stable already. Here goes the testing again, it's fun ya know:rolleyes:
Gutsy wont be a LTS.

[SishGupta]

neither was Feisty? I reckon Feisty Fawn is BY FAR the best yet.

Amen.

[JackSlammer]

Interesting read, aparently we are supposed to get a 100% free Ubuntu in Gibbon (so back to Automatix and the rest for any kind of useful multimedia?) At the same time they want compositing by default. Did the nouveau project do so well that it will be possible to have full 3D acceleration without the nvidia driver? By the same token what are we going to do with ATI cards, the newer ones don't even have 3D with FGRLX?

Read again. There will be NEW, yet unnamed Ubuntu flavor without any nonfree software. New, no changes in Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu policies.

Even without nonfree stuff multimedia is going to be good as long as you dont't download your content from p2p networks. Instead encode your own files with Flac, Theora and vorbis.

Anyway many people couldn't care a less about multimedia.

[koshatnik]

Even without nonfree stuff multimedia is going to be good as long as you dont't download your content from p2p networks. Instead encode your own files with Flac, Theora and vorbis.

Anyway many people couldn't care a less about multimedia.

Eh? What planet are you on?

[compiledkernel]

Gutsman forever.

[bonzodog]

It will be Gutsy +1 (H) that will be the next LTS release, by my guess - every 4th release.

Gutsy - I dunno, something isn't right about that descriptor.

[o_fortuna]

The day after the oficial release of Feisty Fawn (7.04)

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
find & replace feisty to gibbon
save

Then from a terminal run

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade


You can use update-manager or synaptic, but I prefer, for the first time, use the terminal so I can see errors and correct them on the fly.
This is actually a pretty bad idea for upgrading to a final release (though it's the best option for upgrading to a very early development release). The reason is that apt-get dist-upgrade does not compensate for certain "policy" changes made to ubuntu during the release cycle. The upgrade-manager is way easier. Of course, it's a pretty bad idea to upgrade to alpha versions since you can probably expect some kind of breakage (ie you can't boot or the graphical interface won't start). Then again, for the more adventurous among us, that's part of the fun ;)

On topic: I like the gibbon. It's a monkey :) How can't you like them. They're so cute. Just look up on wikipedia. Lots of pictures :) This is by far my favorite name so far.

By the way: gutsy (adjective): "marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited" according to Google. Hmm, "robust and uninhibited." :-D Me like.

[Mr. Picklesworth]

Hehe, as usual everyone's original guesses were miles off and noone admits to liking the name.
I think it's a great name! Completely out of the ordinary :)

Although I do wonder what gusty is meant to mean...

[cbudden]

That name is pants.

[karellen]

I like it, it's unusual and original :D

[stevex]

I am not worried about the name, I am just interested in seeing the changes. I am running 6.06 LTS right now, so I can't wait to use 7.04 much less see what new changes come in Gutsy Gibbon.

[rustybronco]

dapper>edgy>fiesty>gutsy>heroic>incredibile... heck just get to 15.04 windows-who

[mstlyevil]

I wished the Ubuntu devs would just quit monkeying around with us.

:biggrin:

[miggols99]

I like it! So a gibbon is a monkey. Sounds good!

[prizrak]

Read again. There will be NEW, yet unnamed Ubuntu flavor without any nonfree software. New, no changes in Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu policies.

Even without nonfree stuff multimedia is going to be good as long as you dont't download your content from p2p networks. Instead encode your own files with Flac, Theora and vorbis.

Anyway many people couldn't care a less about multimedia.

Yes that has been mentioned on the previous page. That's not a bad idea. I would love to encode my own files however MPAA is for some reason against me doing that to their movies. BBC also doesn't seem to allow me on the TopGear set with a camcorder or at least have the decency to send me the original tapes along with the necessary equipment. I dunno they just don't want to be nice to me or something not sure.

Quite a few people care about multimedia, in fact just about any "regular" user will care about multimedia. At the very least YouTube is pretty much a must at this point. Of course Flash is never installed by default but then again what's the point of getting a 100% libre OS if you are going to install non-libre software on it anyway?

[spinflick]

Oh no....... in future if someone asks what version of Ubuntu I am using I'm saying 7.10 :razz:

[sushii.]

I think the whole 'lettering' thing is stupid.. they should just name it whatever in no particular order. Just my input..

[Erik Trybom]

I think the naming scheme is brilliant. It makes the versions more distinct from each other, it brings some attention to the distro, and it's fun. If you want to be serious you can just say you're running Ubuntu 7.04.

As for Gutsy Gibbon, well, it's better than Edgy Eft - although I'd much rather have a giraffe or a gazelle.

[Quillz]

Certainly not a name I was expecting. It's not a bad name, but I personally would have preferred something that incorporated "Gazelle," as it would imply speed or gracefulness.

[panickedthumb]

I think the whole 'lettering' thing is stupid.. they should just name it whatever in no particular order. Just my input..
There didn't used to be an order. It was Warty Warthog, then Hoary Hedgehog, then Breezy Badger, then dapper, edgy, feisty... I don't know why they decided to start going in order with D.

[denver38]

maybe it's just me, but when the new name is announced i always think that the name sounds silly. but after a while you just get used to it, and it actually sounds quite good. maybe its because i just hear it everywhere.

I second that

[Anthem]

Gutsy Gibbon? Works for me.

I'm looking forward to this... it will be the first all-Mono Ubuntu desktop!





Bonus points for those that get the joke...

[Pikestaff]

I think it's an good name, I just think it'll be funny because soon people will be saying stuff like "I'm using Gutsy"... heh I dunno, it just sounds funny to me I guess :p

[insane_alien]

the best named one so far was breezy badger(the active one when i started) Gutsy Gibbon is cool.

[ricardisimo]

Anyone who checks into multiple Ubuntu forums, language-wise, please tell us what it's going to be named in, say, Spanish, French, Yoruba, Russian, etc. For that matter, what are Edgy, Dapper and Feisty named?

Make no mistake... all of the names are bizarre, awkward, and somewhat childish. And yes, as someone already pointed out, we only use the descriptive anyway, so "Gutsy" will be somewhat slightly less embarrassing to say in polite company than "Gutsy Gibbon". Personally, in this case, I think "Gibbon" might be the preferable shorthand, don't you think? Better yet, 7.10.

If the lettering continues as planned, I would like to recommend "Horny Human". In fact, I'll copyleft that right now and ask that it be submitted for consideration by Mr. Shuttlesworth, et al. ;-)

[Compucore]

Effy eff, then Gutsy Gibson. What happens when they hit the letter Z or the letter Y? Zesty Zits Linux next on Geraldo... Or Yacky yodels Linux? Man just thinking on how they come up with Schemes like this for ubuntu. Sorry for the side track on the naming scheme on this. Just thinking of it I'm just getting some really wacky naming idea's for it.

Compucore

[Soldierboy]

Still waiting for "Hungry Hippo" to be announced as a release candidate.....any day now....

[zanglang]

I'm looking forward to this... it will be the first all-Mono Ubuntu desktop!
Good one! :biggrin: I for one would certainly welcome our new simian overloads.

Improvements to Evolution and all Mono apps please!

[yabbadabbadont]

Effy eff, then Gutsy Gibson. What happens when they hit the letter Z or the letter Y? Zesty Zits Linux next on Geraldo... Or Yacky yodels Linux? Man just thinking on how they come up with Schemes like this for ubuntu. Sorry for the side track on the naming scheme on this. Just thinking of it I'm just getting some really wacky naming idea's for it.

Compucore

I believe I suggested in another thread (quite a while ago) that they use "Zany Zebra". :D

[deanlinkous]

gutsy gibbon works GREAT for me!

[Auria]

I wanted "Gay Gorilla" :(

:D

[aodhon]

This is one of the things I love about ubuntu, the fact that they don't pour thousands into marketing just to come up with a name.

[motin]

Why not attach a poll to this thread - with choices 1 to 10 where 10 is the best or similar?

English is my second language, and I know what "sovereign", "inadequate" and "fallacious" is, but what "Gutsy" or "Gibbon" is beats me. (Of course I do my homework however: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon and http://images.google.com/images?q=gutsy explains it all)

I like Giggly Gopher from http://www.beigebinary.com/what-if-linux-distros-were-women but I don't know what Gopher is as well. Ba ba. I'll let other's make this choice.

[amano]

This is one of the things I love about ubuntu, the fact that they don't pour thousands into marketing just to come up with a name.

C'mon.

Gutsy Gibbon is really close to Gay Gorilla. ;)

:KS

[Mr. Picklesworth]

Could someone stop making these typos?

I was convinced for 2 days that this release was called Gusty!

Gutsy is a bit different. I, for one, am hoping for less gutsy and more smoothness, but then again a smoother experience is a pretty gutsy move as far as most operating systems are concerned.

[saphil]

Gutsy: Brassy, bold and courageous in a possibly impertinent way.
(unofficial OED)

[AlexenderReez]

i like the name....

it is sounds brave...cool....:KS

[crimsontide]

Gusty Gibbon?! 8-)

[deanlinkous]

farty monkey no ballsy baboon no gutsy gibbon

[loserboy]

Gnudist Gnome.

It's not too late to change the name

[deanlinkous]

Gnudist Gnome.

+5 luv it!

[synthaxx]

I think i'll hold out for "Horny Human" :shock: :-$ ;-)

Great work guys! Keep it up.

[mykalreborn]

I think i'll hold out for "Horny Human"

cmon, don't you people think of nothing else than sex? :lolflag:

[saphil]

Genteel Gorgon?

Speaking of thinking of sex. lol

[olddog58]

+2 should be "Hungry Hippo" :)

[phidia]

I'd nominate "Giggling Gecko" but that might be too close to another distro's mascot so then "Giggling Ginko"
A Ginko is a very ancient tree species and plants don't get enough recognition here.

[pengu]

personaly I dont like any of the names... the just seem too unprofeshional

[Quikee]

personaly I dont like any of the names... the just seem too unprofeshional

No problem.. Ubuntu is meant for the people - not professionals. :)

[saphil]

Well you can always refer to it as "Ubuntu 7.10"
That is professional

[Extreme Coder]

I think something like Gentle Gnu or Great Galloper might be better, I don't really like the Gutsy Gibbon name.

[ronacc]

I'll just label my install cd giddy gazelle and hope no one notices.

[blamecanada]

Although similar, I would prefer Gusty Griffin until I come up with a better adjective.

[Xummoner]

In spanish Gutsy Gibbon could be translated to "Gibón Valiente". I like that name in English, but in spanish it sounds pretty ridiculous.

[dwblas]

I will avoid the Gibbons next time at the zoo in case one of them is throwing, in polite terms, poo. Not a good thought when connected with your OS.

[AlexenderReez]

there is no use to discuss about the name right now....as it is mentioned in official ...it won't change . . .you can rename it based to whatever....but i hope we discuss about problem or idea for future released rather that keep talking about a name......