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I assume it will have to begin with K so I would guess...
Kinky Koala
Unassuming Ubuntu has announced a new clever creature is coming to its alliterative aggregation of Linux distros. The Jaunty Jackalope is the neat nomenclature for the 9.04 version of Ubuntu Linux, with 9.04 being, in the Ubuntu Y.MM scheme of distro versions, 2009 April. The Jackalope is a mythical cross between a jack …
Either Mr. Mellor has a little trouble with his alphabet, or he's not quite grokked the Ubuntu naming scheme yet. The 9.10 release is rather more likely to be Killer Kingfisher or Kickass Kestrel than anything to do with a pheasant or a groundhog. Personally, I'm looking forward to hacking Zetetic Zebra onto my 5G iPhone so I can play Duke Nukem Forever on it.
Following Ubuntu rules, the names for version 9.10 will begin with K. Not english native, I only could think of koala or kitty for the animal name (NZ kiwi bird maybe?). But plenty of good stuff with them: Killer Kitty, Kooky Koala, Knobby Koala, Kinky Kitty, Karateka Koala, Kingsize Koala. Pick yours ...
> Shuttleworth raises the prospect of Ubuntu becoming a much stronger competitor to Windows and Mac OS in 2009, with several million consumer devices, from netbook to desktop PC running it.
Is he therefore the winner in the annual race to be the first to say '[CurrentYear+1] will be the year of desktop linux'?
I nominate the name Busty Beaver for 9.10.
It has a nice catchy name and it will also help appeal to all the geeks out there who want girlfriends but are afraid of girls.
Before anyone jumps on it 9.11 or 10.0 will be called Lusty Lynx. Then they could use Paris as an icon for the menu button.
When did it begin? We've already had the out-of-sequence "Warty Warthog" and "Hoary Hedgehog", haven't we?
This might provide some inspiration:
http://www.bust-ed.co.uk/acatalog/KPDAnimalPosterL.jpg
I anticipate some modest celebration at The Register when we reach the letter "V"
Were they stuck for animals beginning with 'J' or something? Why make up a (as far as we are aware) mythical creature?
Why not 'Jaunty Jackass'? Does that make the jokes a bit too easy if the release goes 'tits up'? Or maybe it would put people off installing it in the first place for probably obvious reasons?!
AC3> but then J looks to have been a tricky one
Not sure I was all that easy either!
@Paul, yes - K indeed. Code name/number rules are detailed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu, which drops readily out of a Google search with the previous release names in it.
My money's on kyphotic kinkajou ... nah, just kidding ;)
The Ubuntu naming convention features animals found in Africa, so I'm afraid the Kinky Koala will just have to keep its predilections to itself...
Dom's Kudu is probably the most likely candidate, although Kob has a decent chance, Kipunji (a monkey, seems like the only one-word 'K' that isn't an antelope) would be fun if a little obscure, and Klipspringer probably gets ruled out on ugliness of name alone.