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Windows Threshold OSX Yosemite Linux "Hurr durr I'ma sheep" ----- In some ways it's comforting that such an intergral part of all of our lives doesn't have

by jjcm 12y ago

Windows Threshold OSX Yosemite Linux "Hurr durr I'ma sheep" ----- In some ways it's comforting that such an intergral part of all of our lives doesn't have to be branded and packaged in a way that's stylistic. It's nice knowing that this truly is a community project, and that it's an effort of people - not some megacorp who needs to market it to the highest amount of people possible. Great work everyone who worked on this.

cremno 12y ago
>Windows Threshold That was just a codename. Vista and XP (and ME?) are actual examples.
- nullspace 12y ago
  Well in all fairness, so is HurrDurr.
vezzy-fnord 12y ago
Well, the bulk of it de facto comes from corporate contributors: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/infographics/who-writes-linux-2015 http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/infographics/who-w... (the Linux Foundation itself being a corporate consortium). Not that such a thing isn't practically inevitable for a project the scale of the Linux kernel.
- mricon 12y ago
  Correction: The Linux Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit consortium.
  - vezzy-fnord 12y ago
    True. My expression was unwieldy, I meant that its board members were largely representatives of corporate entities (about 185 of them, ostensibly).
  - xai3luGi 12y ago
    Aren't 501(c)(6) organisations called "trade associations"?
mpyne 12y ago
Even the dedicated release website is a refreshing send-up: https://imasheep.hurrdurr.org/ https://imasheep.hurrdurr.org/
oliyoung 12y ago
To be fair, you're comparing apples (ha!) and oranges… “Windows Threshold/XP/9/10”, “OS X Yosemite” are comparable to “Ubuntu“, not Linux. NT & -Darwin- [Edit: You're right LukeShu, XNU] are the Linux equivalents, they're the names of the kernels and not supposed to be consumer friendly.
- LukeShu 12y ago
  I would argue that it is XNU (instead of Darwin) that is equivalent to Linux.
- comex 12y ago
  Don't forget the distro version names! Ubuntu 14.10 'Utopic Unicorn', Debian 'jessie' (the Yodeling Cowgirl)...
  - zanny 12y ago
    Fedora 17: Beefy Miracle always leaves a warm feeling in my heart.
    - gabeio 12y ago
      Fedora recently ditched naming the versions themselves the community can name if it they wish. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/advisory-board/2013-October/012209.html https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/advisory-board/201...
      - coldpie 12y ago
        > Fedora recently ditched naming the versions Thank fucking God. I loathe version names. Place these in release date order: Lion, Snow Leopard, and Tiger. Now, place these in release order: 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8. Which do you find communicated more useful information?
        vdaniuk 12y ago
        Dude, version name is a great vessel for branding and promotion. Most distros have version names and version numbers, it's not hard to dereference a version name and they serve a purpose. More brand awareness for open source projects == good.
molteanu 12y ago
in sync with the stupid content tracker
- cbd1984 12y ago
  > in sync with the stupid content tracker In his own words, he keeps naming things after himself. (Although that's not entirely accurate. Linux was named by the guy who uploaded it to the ftp site; Linus' original name for it was Freax. (A 'Free' 'Unix'; the 'x' at the end being de rigueur for a Unix variant.) Hooray for opinionated people who just wantonly change names with no regard for the creator's desire, I suppose.) https://lwn.net/Articles/325056/ https://lwn.net/Articles/325056/
anon4 12y ago
And before that it was "Diseased Newt". It's not like these names have ever been marketing-visible or descriptory. At least with this one it sort of makes sense, since 2015 is the year of the sheep in Chinese zodiac. 2015 Year of the Linux Desktop, obviously.

by jjcm 12y ago

cremno 12y ago

>Windows Threshold That was just a codename. Vista and XP (and ME?) are actual examples.

nullspace 12y ago
Well in all fairness, so is HurrDurr.

vezzy-fnord 12y ago

Well, the bulk of it de facto comes from corporate contributors: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/infographics/who-writes-linux-2015 http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/infographics/who-w... (the Linux Foundation itself being a corporate consortium). Not that such a thing isn't practically inevitable for a project the scale of the Linux kernel.

mricon 12y ago
Correction: The Linux Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit consortium.
- vezzy-fnord 12y ago
  True. My expression was unwieldy, I meant that its board members were largely representatives of corporate entities (about 185 of them, ostensibly).
- xai3luGi 12y ago
  Aren't 501(c)(6) organisations called "trade associations"?

mpyne 12y ago

Even the dedicated release website is a refreshing send-up: https://imasheep.hurrdurr.org/ https://imasheep.hurrdurr.org/

oliyoung 12y ago

To be fair, you're comparing apples (ha!) and oranges… “Windows Threshold/XP/9/10”, “OS X Yosemite” are comparable to “Ubuntu“, not Linux. NT & -Darwin- [Edit: You're right LukeShu, XNU] are the Linux equivalents, they're the names of the kernels and not supposed to be consumer friendly.

LukeShu 12y ago
I would argue that it is XNU (instead of Darwin) that is equivalent to Linux.
comex 12y ago
Don't forget the distro version names! Ubuntu 14.10 'Utopic Unicorn', Debian 'jessie' (the Yodeling Cowgirl)...
- zanny 12y ago
  Fedora 17: Beefy Miracle always leaves a warm feeling in my heart.
  - gabeio 12y ago
    Fedora recently ditched naming the versions themselves the community can name if it they wish. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/advisory-board/2013-October/012209.html https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/advisory-board/201...
    - coldpie 12y ago
      > Fedora recently ditched naming the versions Thank fucking God. I loathe version names. Place these in release date order: Lion, Snow Leopard, and Tiger. Now, place these in release order: 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8. Which do you find communicated more useful information?
      - vdaniuk 12y ago
        Dude, version name is a great vessel for branding and promotion. Most distros have version names and version numbers, it's not hard to dereference a version name and they serve a purpose. More brand awareness for open source projects == good.

molteanu 12y ago

in sync with the stupid content tracker

cbd1984 12y ago
> in sync with the stupid content tracker In his own words, he keeps naming things after himself. (Although that's not entirely accurate. Linux was named by the guy who uploaded it to the ftp site; Linus' original name for it was Freax. (A 'Free' 'Unix'; the 'x' at the end being de rigueur for a Unix variant.) Hooray for opinionated people who just wantonly change names with no regard for the creator's desire, I suppose.) https://lwn.net/Articles/325056/ https://lwn.net/Articles/325056/

anon4 12y ago

And before that it was "Diseased Newt". It's not like these names have ever been marketing-visible or descriptory. At least with this one it sort of makes sense, since 2015 is the year of the sheep in Chinese zodiac. 2015 Year of the Linux Desktop, obviously.