TIL Debian releases are named after Toy Story characters
TIL Debian releases are named after Toy Story characters
The codenames for every major Debian release are named after characters from Pixar's Toy Story franchise. Debian's unstable release is fittingly named after Sid, an unstable character from the Toy Story movies.
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corvus @lemmy.ml
How many years until they run out of characters?
43 0 ReplyThe 8232 Project @lemmy.ml OP
Plenty, as well as the upcoming release of Toy Story 5.
51 0 Replyjwt @programming.dev Oh they should definitely choose Rocky as name for the next Debian release.
16 0 Replysuperkret @feddit.org That would probably cause confusion with Rocky Linux when googling.
22 0 Replyjwt @programming.dev Yes that was the point.
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TheImpressiveX @lemmy.ml
And if they ever run out of Toy Story characters, the Marvel universe has thousands of other characters...
Not to mention other Pixar film characters.
16 2 Replycurry @programming.dev They'll be fine. Remember when we all joked about Covid-19 Omega variant a few years ago?
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Fonzie! @ttrpg.network Especially when you realise main releases happen every five years, or so
6 0 Replyselokichtli @lemmy.ml That's what I thought. I think the most popular name they have actually used is Jessie.
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hemko @lemmy.dbzer0.com And when will they release 'Hooker'?
23 0 Replycorvus @lemmy.ml
Debian 69?
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