Ubuntu Release Code Names
May 30, 2008 – 11:17 amMark says I am boring, but I dislike having odd names for things. Our core application servers at wiki are named for what they do, srv# for apache, sq# for squids, db# for databases. However, that was not always the case, we have a number of servers with odd names.
Example, I just put in a backup server, I wanted to call it backup1, but since we will not have a ton of these generic backup servers (all databases are clustered, these backup servers are for corporate and non-wiki data only), Mark suggested I name it something interesting. Of course, everyone else likes interesting, so fine, fine, I called it Tridge. Rsync was invented by Andrew Tridgell, whose nickname was Tridge. There, its cute and creative.
However, what bugs me even more are the release names for Ubuntu. I love Ubuntu, I think the concept and execution of it are fantastic. That being said, I dislike the code names for the projects. You can see them spelled out here. The numerical names are for the month and year they are released. 8.04 means it was released in April of 2008. That makes sense! Now everyone calls it Hardy, not 8.04 =[
My even complaining about this is very much an example of ’tilting at windmills.’ I guess I will just polish my armor for my date with Dulcinea later. (Two points for anyone who gets the above reference.)
