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Seopher: Ubuntu Naming Convention A-Z

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 20, 2006

[ Thanks to Steve
York
for this link. ]

“It occurred to me this morning while reading the rumour of
Ubuntu 7.06 being called ‘Feisty Fawn’ that the Ubuntu naming
conventions are inconsistent at best. It *looks* alphabetic, but it
just isn’t, Warty Warthog, Hoary Hedgehog, Breezy Badger, Dapper
Drake, Edgy Eft, Feisty Fawn… Not only does ‘Fawn’ translate into
‘Fag’ in Brazilian but I long for a consistent naming
convention.

“While some of my associates dislike the Ubuntu naming
conventions I find them charming…”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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