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Shuttleworth Announces Karmic Koala

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the make-the-bad-man-stop dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention that Mark Shuttleworth has announced the next release in the horribly alliterative Ubuntu family, "Karmic Koala." The new version hopes to include a newer, shinier, faster startup, better small screen support, a spruced-up desktop look (no more brown), and many minor tweaks and updates. "A newborn Koala spends about six months in the family before it heads off into the wild alone. Sounds about perfect for an Ubuntu release plan! I'm looking forward to seeing many of you in Barcelona, and before that, at a Jaunty release party. Till then, cheers."

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  1. Re:Cool by contra_mundi · · Score: 5, Funny

    This needs a car analogy for us non-gun folk.

  2. Re:Another one! by VeNoM0619 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better yet, they passed up the chance of a snappy name like Karmic Khameleon Imagine the new colors they could bring to their new desktop scheme...

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  3. Really, is it that bad? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Am I the only one who likes the brown color scheme?

    I find that it's easy on the eyes without being outright drab, but maybe that's just me.

    1. Re:Really, is it that bad? by Aphoxema · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I've got sick on blue from Windows and OS X, Ubuntu's theme was liberating when I first set eyes on in and until the Darkroom theme came along I never really felt the need to change it.

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  4. And just like a koala by wiredog · · Score: 5, Funny

    It only looks cute and cuddly. Actually try to cuddle a koala and it'll bite you, claw you, and shit on you.

    Or so I've heard...

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    1. Re:And just like a koala by ianare · · Score: 5, Funny

      So a bit like some children then ?

  5. Re:Another one! by von_rick · · Score: 5, Funny

    The ratings were pretty high for Kinky Klingons, but seems like they were cast aside for being less exotic.

    I have a tendency to make things up

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  6. Re:Another one! by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 5, Funny

    They tried, but it had a bad effect on reliability. The system would come and go, would come and go-oo-oo...

  7. Re:Cool by V!NCENT · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ubuntu is like a massive rock; as it reaches 'stable' it starts rolling down the hill and as the giant rock becomes fasty-fasty it will go BOOOM breaky the barrier made of sticks.

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  8. Re:Another one! by Thelasko · · Score: 5, Funny

    The system would come and go, would come and go-oo-oo...

    On behalf of the entire Slashdot community, I thank you for getting one of the worst songs ever written stuck in everyone's head.

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  9. Re:Damn by rbanffy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Krusty Krab

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  10. Re:Cool by PitaBred · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's like a Windows beta, except it eventually starts working right.

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  11. Re:Another one! by iamhigh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Awww crap. Kubuntu Karmic Koala. That won't be good for business.

    Can't believe the /. trolls haven't picked up on that one yet.

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  12. Re:Cool by MadMidnightBomber · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Debian unstable is like a Windows RTM, except it's more stable.

    PS. Don't mod this funny like you did last time, it's fucking true.

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  13. Re:Another one! by pushing-robot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, that explains the "no more brown" bit.

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