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The Many Names of Linux Kernels

Posted by timothy on from the because-programmers-like-words dept.

dartttt writes "Not many people know that Kernel releases have their codenames. Most of the Linux 2.6 and 3.x kernels include a name in the Makefile of their source trees, which can be found in the git repository. They are not publicized as such but some of them are really hilarious."

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  1. Re:Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman! by Tsingi · · Score: 5, Funny

    All pale in comparison to "Pink Farting Weasle"

  2. 2.6.20 by SJHillman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I used to own numerous 2.6.20's (they bred a lot) and I currently have a 2.6.21. I was also attacked by a 2.6.28-rc1 once, although it could have been a 2.6.36.

  3. Ubuntu Inspiration by Machtyn · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, is this where ubuntu gets its inspiration for its names?

  4. Re:Damn Weasels by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Someone please ask the pink weasels to stop farting. Actually, to be politically correct, just ask all the weasels to stop farting. No need to single out the pink ones.

    And to that, weasels are just people who fart on airplanes and look around at their neighbor to seemingly accuse them of having let it go. I didn't do it!!

    The Duchess emitted an enormous fart. Thinking to shift the blame, she told the butler "Stop that immediately."
    He replied "Which way did it go."

  5. Re:Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman! by alex67500 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Judging by your encoding issues, you're using one of their products right now aren't you?

  6. Re:Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman! by Mike610544 · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's not a link that's a spoon.

    I can see you've played linky spoony before!

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    ... also, I can kill you with my brain.