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Re:The End of Scientific Linux by umvi on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:24PM (#19721345)
> It also has a cute set of version names based on atomic number.

This reminds me of my favorite lab numbering scheme. Each computer in the lab is assigned an element name, with the last byte of its assigned IPv4 address being its atomic number.

So if your machine were `cobalt` your IP would be 192.168.0.27, If it were `oxygen`, 192.168.0.16, etc.

Re:The End of Scientific Linux by saagarjha on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:30PM (#19721427)
“Glenn, we need you to find another transuranic element again…someone added a new machine to the network”
Re:The End of Scientific Linux by jacquesm on Monday April 22, 2019 @03:17PM (#19721906)
You could add another class 'C' and start naming the networks by the elements and the hosts by the chemical compound resulting!
Re:The End of Scientific Linux by type0 on Monday April 22, 2019 @05:36PM (#19723228)
yeah just grow them organically
Re:The End of Scientific Linux by gnufx on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @05:41AM (#19726916)
It's a bit late for Seaborg, but there are IUPAC systematic names for undiscovered ones anyhow.
Re:The End of Scientific Linux by Sinidir on Monday April 22, 2019 @03:02PM (#19721762)
Thats pretty cool.