22-10-2016 21:34 via rss.slashdot.org

Canonical Names Ubuntu Linux 17.04 'Zesty Zapus'

"Linux distributions and silly names go together like peanut butter and jelly," notes BetaNews. BrianFagioli writes:
One of the most well-known Linux distributions to use funny names is Ubuntu. It famously uses the convention of an adjective and a lesser-known animal, each starting with the same letter... For example, Ubuntu 16.10 uses the letter "Y" -- "Yakkety Yak". The next version of the operating system will use the letter "Z" [and] Canonical has chosen "Zesty Zapus"... It is apparently a t
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