Re:Ubuntu 9.04 to be called Jaunty Jackalope
by ken on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @05:54PM
(#299870)
As silly as the Ubuntu names are, I find them far better than Apple's codenames.
I know that whatever the dumb Ubuntu "G" name is, it's newer than the dumb "F" name, and older than the dumb "H" name. The package manager config tells me what dumb codename I'm using. It's dumb, but it works.
Then I see Mac apps that require "Tiger" or "Panther" and I have no clue what that is, or what I have. About This Mac shows a number, but what cat is that? I have to look it up on the web every single time.
Dear Steve: cat species are not ordered. It was cute for 10.1, but now it's just confusing.
I know that whatever the dumb Ubuntu "G" name is, it's newer than the dumb "F" name, and older than the dumb "H" name. The package manager config tells me what dumb codename I'm using. It's dumb, but it works.
Then I see Mac apps that require "Tiger" or "Panther" and I have no clue what that is, or what I have. About This Mac shows a number, but what cat is that? I have to look it up on the web every single time.
Dear Steve: cat species are not ordered. It was cute for 10.1, but now it's just confusing.