Android M's Official Name Is Marshmallow

An anonymous reader writes: As they've done in the past, Google has revealed the name for the upcoming version of Android with a new statue in front of its headquarters. Android's sixth version will be called Marshmallow. Dave Burke, Android's VP of engineering, unveiled the statue on Twitter. Google has also released the Android 6.0 SDK and the final M preview.

Comments

Re:Perfect Name

[serviscope_minor]

I don't mind cute names, and I don't mind version numbers.

What I can't stand is the arbitrary mixing of the two, especially as sometimes minor versions get a name bump and sometimes they don't. I seem to continually have to keep refering to a list of "version name versus number" lists when it's stated that the feature is new in KitKat and I'm wondering if it's there (oh no wasn't in Jellybean, but was in KitKat but only fixed in the second, unnamed release).

Re:Perfect Name

[Kjella]

'Marshmallow' is the perfect word for a label that carries no content, is all fluff, and whose sole purpose is to appeal to people with simple tastes.

Maybe I have simple tastes, but I like the idea of relatively unique and absurd version names. If you search for "debian 8 <my issue here>" I could get any kind of old crap, because the number eight has so many other uses like that this page was made the 8th of August 2008 or whatever. If I search for "debian jessie <my issue here>" it's extremely likely the page has been updated with information relevant to my version. Simply because prior to the announcement, there was very little if any reason to use "jessie" on any debian-related page and it's fairly memorable as a unique version identifier for both writers and readers.

TL;DR don't confuse nonsensical with useless