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Red Hat Distro Code-Naming Scheme?

Posted by Cliff on from the is-there-a-correlation? dept.

mozart in mirrorshades asks: "Okay, I know that there is a naming convention that is used by RedHat for the distro code-names. I asked some Redhat guys at the Atlanta Linux Showcase (hey Rob!) how the names were linked and they refused to tell me. Apparently there's a link between each pair of names (eg: Cartman(RH6.1) and Lorax(RH6.2?) are both cartoon characters?). Could someone please shed some light on this so I can put an end to my quest?"

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  1. history by cabbey · · Score: 3

    6.1 = cartman
    6.0 = hedwig
    5.2 = apollo
    5.1 = manhattan
    5.0 = hurricane
    4.2 = biltmore
    4.1 = vanderbilt
    4.0 = colgate
    (not too sure about the number for these last two)
    3.1? = the holloween release
    3.0? = the mothers' day release

    these seem to have a pattern within a release... 6.x are cartoon figures (Marc Ewing is marc@elmer-fudd.redhat.com and marc@tweety.redhat.com)
    5.x were WWII fighter planes (Elliot Lee is sopwith@redhat.com) (also drinks)
    4.x were industrialists? (also universities)
    3.x were holidays

    I'm sure there are more patterns not only in here, but also in the mapping of beta name to release name.

    1. Re:history by The+Iconoclast · · Score: 3

      You forgot 5.9 = Starbuck. Starbuck and Apollo were buddies in Battlestar Gallactica!!! Woo Hoo!!

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    2. Re:history by ShadowDragon · · Score: 3

      Right.. I remember asking a friend inside Redhat where exactly 5.9 was hidden and he told me /starbuck and then we got on the topic of the names.. first I though coffee... ;) then he mentioned that 5.x releases were in reference to stuff in Battlestar Gallactica

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