Snow Leopard is a terrible name

Re:Snow Leopard is a terrible name by mdemare on Thursday September 03, 2009 @07:02AM (#802186)

I wonder what 10.7 will be called - we're running out of cats with acceptable names (Andean Mountain Cat won't do).

What's left: Lynx, Cougar, Puma, and of course, Lion.

Apparently, a panther is not a species, but refers to a cougar, a puma or a leopard, depending on the country.

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Re:Snow Leopard is a terrible name by masklinn on Thursday September 03, 2009 @08:21AM (#802278)

Puma's already been used (10.1), Lion is unlikely (there's a bit too much mystique behind it).

They could probably expand their "big cat" selection to e.g. leopardus (Ocelot, Margay), the Serval, the Caracal, the Jaguarundi (a cousin of the cougar), …

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Re:Snow Leopard is a terrible name by randomtask on Thursday September 03, 2009 @07:35AM (#802213)

Puma was 10.1 no? Also, Clouded Leopard and Bornean Clouded Leopard ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_cat

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Re:Snow Leopard is a terrible name by jrwoodruff on Thursday September 03, 2009 @07:51AM (#802231)

I vote for Bornean Clouded Leopard for 10.7

If they name one Lion, it'd have to be one hell of an upgrade me thinks.

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Re:Snow Leopard is a terrible name by jwilliams on Thursday September 03, 2009 @07:14AM (#802198)

Given the preference for big cats (since Cheetah/Puma as you mention), I guess Lion is the most likely.

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Re:Snow Leopard is a terrible name by ginkgo on Thursday September 03, 2009 @08:18AM (#802273)

Ocelot would also be a good name.

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Re:Snow Leopard is a terrible name by sunkencity on Thursday September 03, 2009 @08:08AM (#802260)

"cattus domesticus"

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