Nomenclature - reasons and process

[John DeCarlo]

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 03:24:55 -0500, Carthik Sharma <carthik at gmail.com> wrote:
> May I know what the Ubuntu releases are named after?
> Is there a pattern there that I can't see?
> How are the release names chosen?

Hopefully the citation below will give you insight into the pattern.

This is from the official Ubuntu web page (
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu/releases/document_view )

Release schedule

The following are the current planned releases:

   1. Ubuntu 4.10 (The Warty Warthog): October 2004
   2. Ubuntu 5.04 (The Hoary Hedgehog): April 2005
   3. Ubuntu 5.10 (The Grumpy Groundhog): October 2005



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John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own