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Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Drawing Near

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the millions-rejoicing-in-the-street dept.

daria42 writes "Ubuntu developers are finalizing preparations for the release of the next version — dubbed Feisty Fawn — of the popular Linux distribution in mid-April. Overnight, Ubuntu developer Tollef Fog Heen announced Ubuntu's main software repository had been frozen — with no changes allowed to the code — as developers got ready to issue a fifth major test version ("Herd 5") of the next version of Ubuntu."

23 of 331 comments (clear)

  1. AWW damn!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fuck, I just spent $399 on Vista Ultimate!!!!

    1. Re:AWW damn!! by Traiklin · · Score: 1, Funny

      why is it illegal for microsoft to include office in windows yet it's ok for linux to include openoffice with it?

      I thought that the government ruled that illegal?

    2. Re:AWW damn!! by networkBoy · · Score: 1, Funny

      um...
      speel chek perhaps?

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    3. Re:AWW damn!! by lixee · · Score: 3, Funny

      why is it illegal for microsoft to include office in windows yet it's ok for linux to include openoffice with it?
      What on Earth is this guy doing on /.?
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  2. Re:Tollef Fog Heen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I read it as "Toilet Fog Heen", which is an even better name.

  3. No changes allowed by Bob54321 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ubuntu's main software repository had been frozen -- with no changes allowed to the code

    As opposed to freezes where you are allowed to change things...
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    1. Re:No changes allowed by plover · · Score: 4, Funny
      Our standard joke regarding code freezes at work is "If this is a freeze, I wouldn't walk on it."

      But I suppose you have to be from a place where they do a lot of ice fishing before that joke makes any sense at all.

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    2. Re:No changes allowed by John+Nowak · · Score: 3, Funny

      You sure sound like a bunch of fun guys. :-)

    3. Re:No changes allowed by Jeff+Carr · · Score: 2, Funny

      the Synaptic package manager on my system tells me I've currently got access to 20,304 bits of software Hmm, you might want to add some new repositories, that's less than 2.5 Kilobytes of software!
      Unless you've installed all the rest? 0_o
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    4. Re:No changes allowed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      we've only ever achieved a 'slush'

  4. Hurd! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Congratulations to the GNU hackers on the release of Herd 5!

  5. Skip this one by pkspks · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll wait for the "zombie zebra"

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    1. Re:Skip this one by xs650 · · Score: 2, Funny

      'I'll wait for the "zombie zebra"'

      Don't get your hopes up, I was waiting for Farty Ferret. Now it will be nearly 26 years before the Fs come back again.

  6. Re:Why Xorg 7.2 is so important? by squiggleslash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've never used it, but I believe the usual pattern is that the latest version of something contains the device drivers for the one device you need support for, except that it's actually for a similarly named chipset from the same company and doesn't actually work with your card, but it does feel slightly faster, but has a whopping great memory leak that means you have to reboot your computer every few days.

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  7. Re:Tollef Fog Heen by plover · · Score: 2, Funny
    I say, boy, I say don't be makin' sport of his name, now, y'hear?

    Nice boy, but doesn't listen to a word I say.

    Sincerely,
    Foghorn Leghorn

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  8. Re:Why Xorg 7.2 is so important? by pato101 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why don't you go read the X11R7.2 changelog?

    Because I get lost in technical acronysms (just see below)

    The inclusion of XCB is one of the major changes. It replaces the fuctionality of Xlib, but offers an Xlib compatibility layer. XCB is the way of the future, my good man.

    Sweet. When I read the changelog- thanks for the link- I didn't notice how important XCB was. You have made me follow the XCB link and understand what it is about and why it is so important. Thanks for pointing it :).

  9. Patents, patents, patents! by jotaeleemeese · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now I should throw a chair at Miguel de Icaza or something.

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  10. Breaking news! by jotaeleemeese · · Score: 5, Funny

    Feisy Fawn is even closer as I type!

    Tollef Fog Heen came back from lunch and just turned on his screen. Now that is progress.

    Oh man, we live excilarating times.

    Please check back for updates:

    In one hour Tollef Fog Heen will finish to write an email.

    In three hours Tollef Fog Heen will complete one icon missing in one of the menus in the graphic installer.

    In 5 hours Tollef Fog Heen goes home. Nooooooo! Ubuntu development stalled! Stop the presses....

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  11. Not sexy enough by ciaran.mchale · · Score: 4, Funny

    Feisty Fawn is not sexy enough. I'm going to wait for the Nubile Nymph release.

  12. Re:I'm using feisty since herd 1 by Short+Circuit · · Score: 3, Funny

    I misread your post as saying Hurd 3 was here. Queue "WTF" reaction...

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  13. Must be said by Necreia · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Drawing Near"

    > Command? (A)ttack (S)pell (I)tem (R)un:

  14. Windows users, take note: by ABoerma · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know you've stumbled into an *NIX-centric discussion when people say 'reboot every few days' like it's a bad thing.

  15. Oblg. Xkcd... by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I'm sorry, I'm not really into Pokemon."

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