Ubuntu versions

[Colin Watson]

On Sun, Nov 06, 2011 at 06:32:31PM -0500, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote:
> I was just taking a peek on the Ubuntu Apps Directory [1] and noticed
> that it only lists Ubuntu codenames for the release.
> 
> Many users, and especially newcomers to Ubuntu often have problems
> remembering which release maps to which version.
> 
> Wouldn't it be appropriate to always include the Ubuntu version number
> when presenting a list of Ubuntu releases to a user?
> 
> * Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)
> * Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
> * Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narhwal)
> * Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
> * Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

In fact, code names shouldn't really be displayed to users at all after
final release, only version numbers.  See for example (old page but
never superseded AFAIK):

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CodeNamesToVersionNumbers

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]