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Ubuntu 13.10 Codename Announced: Saucy Salamander

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpEdXFBMIj_1sowOuTzfdWjgRr9hAmhtk9SpAphANwJWw1FfvL2Go84CRzno2xaklhUINX4AP11Om3SiuRJTw5OO3r_zGXfFnEwxGnyOyGhu9Nf6xENnuDzoS4g6RcC_d09juVUjoMTfb/s1600/Salamander.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Saucy Salamander" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpEdXFBMIj_1sowOuTzfdWjgRr9hAmhtk9SpAphANwJWw1FfvL2Go84CRzno2xaklhUINX4AP11Om3SiuRJTw5OO3r_zGXfFnEwxGnyOyGhu9Nf6xENnuDzoS4g6RcC_d09juVUjoMTfb/s320/Salamander.jpg" title="Saucy Salamander" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Mark Shuttleworth has <a href="http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1252">announced</a> the codename for the upcoming Ubuntu release: <b>Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander</b>:</div><br /><a name='more'></a><blockquote class="tr_bq">[...] I usually spend a few weekend afternoons doodling with a dictionary (it’s actually quite a blast, and I recently had the pleasure of actually knowing what some ponce was talking about when they described something as ‘rugose’).<br /><br />So today I find myself somewhat short in the naming department, which is to say, I have a name, but not the soliloquy that usually goes with it!<br /><br />Which is why, upon not very deep reflection, I would like to introduce you to our mascot for the next six months, the saucy salamander.</blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The development codename of an Ubuntu release takes the form "Adjective Animal". Initially these weren't in alphabetic order - until Dapper DRAKE (6.06).</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Up next: Ubuntu 14.04 T T. Will it be Terrific Tiger? Or maybe Tenacious T-Rex? We'll find out in 6 months. For a list of codenames used in previous Ubuntu versions and upcoming release suggestions, see <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DevelopmentCodeNames">THIS</a> page.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>image credits: Wikipedia</i></div>

Ubuntu 13.10 Codename Announced: Saucy Salamander

Mark Shuttleworth has announced the codename for the upcoming Ubuntu release: Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander : [...] I usually spend a few w...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6pZRguElNTafYl5k6f0GGN6oyqCXTPdAU6HbN7WC1HDBY0B-Dr6HLCTeC5kKrnxmtdo6u9kvYMKRowynSF0rFzfsbdbwCBenqKxASTvgOlF3wT0y1_qyRjPVpM2exmZA0dmabE1f2ouZ/s1600/raring-ringtail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="raring ringtail" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6pZRguElNTafYl5k6f0GGN6oyqCXTPdAU6HbN7WC1HDBY0B-Dr6HLCTeC5kKrnxmtdo6u9kvYMKRowynSF0rFzfsbdbwCBenqKxASTvgOlF3wT0y1_qyRjPVpM2exmZA0dmabE1f2ouZ/s320/raring-ringtail.jpg" title="raring ringtail" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Mark Shuttleworth has <a href="http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1195">announced</a> the codename for the next Ubuntu release (13.04): <b>Raring Ringtail</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><blockquote>We’ll make something... wonderful, and call it the Raring Ringtail. See you there soon.</blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So Ubuntu 13.04 will be codenamed "Raring Ringtail", but... <b>what's a "ringtail"?</b> According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringtail">wikipedia</a>, there are quite a few animals that fit the 'description', including a raccoon, a lemur, mongoose and there are even some birds and a fish that may be referred to as "ringtail". So it looks like the Ubuntu 13.04 mascot will remain a mystery for now.<br /><br /><b>Update:</b> Mark has cleared this up in a comment: it's the raccoon, also known as the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-tailed_Cat">ringtail cat</a>".</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In the announcement, Mark also mentions that by the time of the next LTS (14.04), the Ubuntu phone, tablet and TV should all be lined up and until then, some things will need special attention, "<i>like battery life, number of running processes, memory footprint</i>".<br /><br />Up Next: Ubuntu 13.10 S S. Will it be codenamed Sensual Sasquatch? Or maybe Super Salamander? Sexy Swordfish? We'll find out in another 6 months! </div><br /><br /><i>Also see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/04/from-warty-warthog-to-quantal-quetzal.html">Ubuntu Mascots In Pictures: From Warty WARTHOG To Quantal QUETZAL</a></i>

Ubuntu 13.04 Codename Announced: Raring Ringtail

Mark Shuttleworth has announced the codename for the next Ubuntu release (13.04): Raring Ringtail . We’ll make something... wonderful, and ...

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