Mark Shuttleworth Reveals Definitive List of Ubuntu Code Names

[newbie2]

"And so I'd like to introduce you to the monikers for our future release cycles," Mark announced, referring to the following list:

* 9.04 - Jovial Jackal
* 9.10 - Kissy Kipunji
* 10.04 - Loyal Lemur
* 10.10 - Modest Mouse * (litigation pending)
* 11.04 - Nifty Nematode
* 11.10 - Open-minded Ostrich
* 12.04 - Petulant Porcupine
* 12.10 - Queer Quailfinch
* 13.04 - Reputable Rhebok
* 13.10 - Self-actualized Shrew
* 14.04 - Tolerant Titmouse
* 14.10 - Unpretentious Umberhulk
* 15.04 - Virile Viper
* 15.10 - Xenophobic X-Ray Fish
* 16.04 - Yodeling Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax
* 16.10 - Zealous Zebra
* 17.04 - Asinine Aardwolf
* 17.10 – Co-dependent Chimpanzee

He continued:

"As we navigate into heretofore uncharted regions, I believe it is essential that we relish in the delightful guffaws of the jackal, embrace the rebellious anti-sociality of the porcupine, and keep striving toward the apex of personal development epitomized by the shrew," Shuttleworth evangelized.
http://menpro.blogspot.com/2008/02/mark-shuttleworth-reveals-definitive.html
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/99902/index.html
):P

[PartisanEntity]

I can tell you from now, I won't be typing out those names anymore, Gutsy Gibbon is the limit, from now on it's version # or abbreviations for me :)

[aimran]

omg :X

[handy]

What happened to W & B ?

[JurB]

Xenophobic X-Ray Fish :lolflag:

[Tristam Green]

Xenophobic X-Ray Fish

also known as the Homeland Security Edition!

Dang, that's an....extensive list!


What happened to W & B ?

Releases started with Warty Warthog, then went to Hoary Hedgehog, and jumped to Breezy Badger and then to Dapper Drake.

This is about the most consistency I've seen yet in the naming scheme. While there are some on the list I'd rather not see as a release name (Modest Mouse? ugh), most are cute, effective, and easy-to-remember.

But I'm with Partisan on this, from now on I'm saying release numbers...

[Cloudy]

Cute little joke. I especially like "Self-actualizing Shrew" and "Xenophobic X-Ray Fish". :lolflag:

[D-EJ915]

Those adjectives are asinine

[p_quarles]

Hmm. An unsourced quote from Shuttleworth on a blog called "The Mental Proctologist," claiming that future Ubuntu releases will have incredibly outlandish code names. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is a joke.

[Fixman]

* 15.10 - Xenophobic X-Ray Fish


Lol. Nice one.

[Cloudy]

Hmm. An unsourced quote from Shuttleworth on a blog called "The Mental Proctologist," claiming that future Ubuntu releases will have incredibly outlandish code names. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is a joke.

The tag for it on the blog is, alongside "Ubuntu", "humour" - so you're probably right.

[Scarath]

Roll-on Queer Quailfinch!

[jken146]

Hmm. An unsourced quote from Shuttleworth on a blog called "The Mental Proctologist," claiming that future Ubuntu releases will have incredibly outlandish code names. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is a joke.

I'm inclined to think likewise.

[K.Mandla]

Moving to Recurring Discussions.

(Yawn.)

[matthew]

Hmm. An unsourced quote from Shuttleworth on a blog called "The Mental Proctologist," claiming that future Ubuntu releases will have incredibly outlandish code names. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is a joke.+1

[rustybronco]

What happened to W & B ?
W is being reserved for bug #1, Windows who?

[Tristam Green]

Hmm. An unsourced quote from Shuttleworth on a blog called "The Mental Proctologist," claiming that future Ubuntu releases will have incredibly outlandish code names. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is a joke.

You mean to tell me I should not believe everything I read on the Interwebs, and to take it all with a grain of salt?

pshaw.

[justin whitaker]

Hmm. An unsourced quote from Shuttleworth on a blog called "The Mental Proctologist," claiming that future Ubuntu releases will have incredibly outlandish code names. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is a joke.

I'm sure it is a joke...but some of those names are pretty good. I would love to tell everyone that I am running Petulant Porcupine. :)

[newbie2]

You mean to tell me I should not believe everything I read on the Interwebs, and to take it all with a grain of salt?

pshaw.
A proctologist, more often referred to as a colorectal surgeon, is a medical professional who specializes in diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-proctologist.htm). The word is a compound of two Greek words, proktos, for behind or rear quarters, and logy, for study.
:lolflag:

[handy]

W is being reserved for bug #1, Windows who?

:lolflag:

& B is for Bill Ballmer?

Sorry.

[Presto123]

Pretty funny on some of those.

12.10's name wouldn't fly here in the States.

[picpak]

"Modest Mouse" would actually be pretty cool if it wasn't probably illegal.

[kamaboko]

So where is "kewl kamaboko"?

[akiratheoni]

I love the (litigation pending) after the Modest Mouse. It just cracks me up everytime.

I remember someone saying they should have named Hardy Heron "Hungry Hippos":P

[/usr/bin/hacked?]

heh, I hope these are real, this'll be awesome.

hot chick: "Cool computer, what operating system is that?"
me: "Yodeling Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax"
hot chick: "Uh...."
me: "Wait! Come back!"

[lespaul_rentals]

Hmm. An unsourced quote from Shuttleworth on a blog called "The Mental Proctologist," claiming that future Ubuntu releases will have incredibly outlandish code names. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is a joke.

I'm gonna +1 you.

[Joeb454]

Me too, but at the same time, I think Ubuntu would sound a bit odd being called something Like:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

How many other Apps/Systems do you know like that?

Never mind, I'm sure I'll have changed my mind by then

[iobelisk]

Jovial Jackal is cool, but i prefer Jubilant Jerboa. Jackal is kinda common.

check the Jerboa out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerboa

joke or not, i kinda really like jubilant jerboa!

(ps- i totally dig the ubuntu code names, alliterate on o my brothers!)

[ublackwhiteu]

Asinine Aardwolf --ohnoooo. who wants to use such a thing?

my vote goes for "Awesome Alpaca" :D

[heyyy]

so what happens after 17.10 – Co-dependent Chimpanzee ?

[Dullstar]

Apparently the list hasn't gone through!

[HappinessNow]

I can tell you from now, I won't be typing out those names anymore, Gutsy Gibbon is the limit, from now on it's version # or abbreviations for me :)
+1

It will be all numbers for me from now on. :P

[Exodist]

LOL good joke..

[kriukov]

Just for fun, the other day thought these sounded cool:

Lucid Lynx
Modest Mouse
Nerdy Narwhal
Ostentatious Ostrich
Pesky Panda
Quivery Quail
Rocky Raccoon
Stinky Skunk
Trendy Toad
Unique Unicorn
Veracious Viper
Wobbly Whale
Xenophobic Xerus
Youthful Yak
Zealous Zebra

I wonder what the codename policy will be after April 2017.

[Mr. Picklesworth]

Just for fun, the other day thought these sounded cool:

Lucid Lynx
Modest Mouse
Nerdy Narwhal
Ostentatious Ostrich
Pesky Panda
Quivery Quail
Rocky Raccoon
Stinky Skunk
Trendy Toad
Unique Unicorn
Veracious Viper
Wobbly Whale
Xenophobic Xerus
Youthful Yak
Zealous Zebra

I wonder what the codename policy will be after April 2017.

Aa. So, Aaronic Aardvark.

Err, then at B we realize the hopelessness of that idea and start using minerals or something :)