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/m...efinitive.html
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/99902/index.html

[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

[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".

[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.