

The first mailing list for the Ubuntu team was called "warthogs", and we used to hang out on #warthogs on. Sabdfl: so we'll have to nickname it the warty warthog release.Īnd voila, the name stuck. Lifeless: six months! thats not a lot of time for polish.

So, what's with the "Funky Fairy" naming system? Many sensible people have wondered why we chose this naming scheme. MarkShuttleworth said the following with regard to where the naming scheme originally came from: The names live on in one hidden location-the archive release name in /etc/apt/sources.list and seen on the download mirror network. In general, people refer to the release using the adjective, like "warty" or "breezy". So for example: Warty Warthog (Ubuntu 4.10), Hoary Hedgehog (Ubuntu 5.04), Breezy Badger (Ubuntu 5.10), are the first three releases of Ubuntu.

The development codename of a release takes the form "Adjective Animal". Yakkety yakkety yakkety yakkety yakkety yakkety yakkety yakkety yak. Instead, my waggish friends, the winsome W on which we wish will be… the “wily werewolf”. Sabdfl: Meerkats are light, fast and social – everything we want in a Perfect 10 Hardy Heron with 5 years of support! Most people wanted Happy/Hungry Hippo Meaning "covered with hair", or "mature/old/wise"
