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Fedora 21 Linux Will Be Nameless

Posted by samzenpus on from the john-doe dept.

darthcamaro writes "What follows in the footsteps of Heisenbug, Spherical Cow and Beefy Miracle? Apparently the answer is 'null' as is nothing. Fedora Linux 21 could well have no funky new name as its past predecessors have all had, thanks to a recent vote by the Fedora board to move away from the existing naming practices. Fedora 21 itself will not be out in the first half of 2014 either, instead the plan is now for a release sometime around August. A delayed release however doesn't mean something is wrong as Red Hat's community Linux distro aims to re-invent itself."

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  1. Obvious by tempest69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fedora 21 (Black Jack)
    I'm calling it that, and I dont care if Fedora leaves it nameless.

  2. Re:Naming releases by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    However, I've changed my mind. Now I find it more fruitful to search for issues with a particular version by name rather than by number

    Yes, but what do you do if you need to figure out the software requirements?
    Quick, does "at least mountain lion" include "leopard"? How about "at least Cheetah version, but no later than Crouching Striped Tiger"?

  3. Nothing to see here. by Max+Threshold · · Score: 5, Funny

    They "reinvent" themselves every few years... basically whenever they start attracting too many users.

  4. Re:Good! by sconeu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is Schroedinger's Umlaut there or not there until you look at /etc/issue?

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