P is for…
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011It’s a perennial pleasure to pick pertinent and/or pithy placeholder names for Ubuntu releases. At least, I like to think of them as pertinent and/or pithy. I’ve had diverse feedback, shall we say. Nevertheless, it’s now a tradition, and it’s a pressing priority as we approach the release of Oneiric.
So, what will be our mascot for 12.04 LTS?
The letter P is pretty perfect. It’s also plentiful – my inbox has been rather full of suggestions – and we have options ranging from pacific to purposeful, via puckish and prudent. We’ll steer clear of the posh and the poncey, much as some would revel in the Portentious Palomino or the Principled Paca, those aren’t the winning names. Having spent the last six months elucidating the meaning of “oneiric” I think it might also be worth skipping the parenthetical or paralogical options too; so sadly I had to exclude the Perspicacious Panda and Porangi Packhorse (though being an LTS, that Packhorse was a near thing).
Being generally of a cheerful nature, I thought we’d avoid the Predatory Panther and Primeval Possum. Neither sounds like great company for a seven year journey, really. Same goes for the Peccable Peccary, Pawky Python and Perfidious Puku. So many bullets to dodge round here!
We’re looking for something phonetic, something plausible and something peaceful too. We’ll avoid the petulant, the pestilent, the phlegmy (phooey!), the parochial, the palliative and the psychotic. We’re aiming for mildly prophetic, and somewhat potent, without wanting to be all pedantic and particular. Phew.
So, what might work?
There are lots of lovely candidates. I have a fondness for phat. The Phat Platypus has a can-do kind of ring to it, but I don’t think it’ll fly.
I also like punchy and perky (the Perky Penguin is a nice nostalgic option) and persistent (better than permanent, peerless or penultimate) and playful and plucky and poised. Others like prescient and peaceable and pervasive (!) and pivotal. Pukka rings a nice old-world bell, but it’s possibly pejorative.
As you can see, it’s been something of a challenge to get this right.
Let’s ask the question differently – what are we trying to convey? 12.04 is an LTS. So we want it to be tough and long-lasting, reliable, solid as a rock and well defended. It’s also going to be the face of Ubuntu for large deployments for a long time, so we want it to have no loose ends, we want it to be coherent, neat.
We’ve told the story of the cloud in previous releases, and that comes to fruition in 12.04 with the first LTS that supports both the cloud guest, and cloud infrastructure, across ARM and x86 architectures. We’ve also told the story of Unity in previous releases, and that comes to fruition in a fast, lean interface that works well across clients both thick and thin. 12.04 is going to be a lot more than all that, but for the full reveal, you’ll need to wait till UDS! Nevertheless, we can take reliability, precision, and polish as a given.
Balancing all of those options, I think we have just the right mix in our designated mascot for 12.04 LTS. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Precise Pangolin.
Now, I’ve recently spent a few hours tracking a pangolin through the Kalahari. I can vouch for their precision – there wasn’t an ant hill in the valley that he missed. Their scales are a wonder of detail and quite the fashion statement. I can also vouch for their toughness; pangolin’s regularly survive encounters with lions. All in all, a perfect fit. There’s no sassier character, and no more cheerful digger, anywhere in those desert plains. If you want a plucky partner, the pangolin’s your match. Let’s pack light for a wonderful adventure together. See you in Orlando!
October 5th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
“pangolins regularly survive encounters with lions”
I see what you did there.
October 5th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
P is for Profit…. Profit before Community…. Precise Profit
October 5th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
[...] Pangolin. Aquest nom clau serà el que rebrà Ubuntu 12.04. Ho acaba d’anunciar Mark Shuttleworth en el seu bloc. És a dir, un «Pangolí Precís». Però què és un pangolí? És un orde de mamífers que tenen [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Has any consideration ever been put towards a Community based name selection process where all Ubuntu Contributors can have input and vote?
October 5th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
It would be cool that the name should be Pink Panther.
October 5th, 2011 at 7:22 pm
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October 5th, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Benjamin: All contributors can have input – by sending it to Shuttleworth
He has another pair of P’s – the Power of the Purse!
October 5th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
I think have our faithful SABDFL pick the names alleviates anyone getting upset that their name wasn’t picked. Mark picks the name because Mark is the SABDFL
October 5th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Wow, a perfect P-pet pick! I’ve known the Pandolin for one minute and already adore it! Whack that lion with your tail, whack it good!
October 5th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
I’m very anxious for this release, Unity will be more mature. One of the good features which I think (and many other users also things) is a feature for rearranging the icons in the Unity’s app menu and customize folders, like in the Launchpad of the OS X Lion, as well as choosing if they want to display the most utilized applications in this menu, since most users tend to pin their most used applications icons in the launcher – so this feature is somewhat redundant.
October 5th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
yea, I noticed. Pangolin. We’ll get to know you, don’t fret.
October 5th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
[...] Mark Shuttleworth, acaba de anunciar el nombre en código la la versión 12.04 de Ubuntu. [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Googling the word “Precise” to find an Ubuntu release is, in my opinion, the very definition of irony.
October 5th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
[...] que los dejo con el articulo completo de Mark Shuttlewoth cortesía de Ubunlog desde su cuenta de [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 7:41 pm
@Benjamin Kerensa: Since this is still Shuttleworth’s vision and baby I really don’t have a problem with letting him decide what the codename for the next version is. Besides, it’s sort of fun to find out his thinking process and reasoning for choosing what he wanted.
I read “Precise Penguin” at first and groaned a little (had been expecting some sort of penguin). I’m very happy with Pangolins, though (they’re really cool!).
October 5th, 2011 at 7:44 pm
[...] cada pocos días antes del lanzamiento definitivo de una edición de Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth ha anunciado el nombre en clave de la siguiente versión, aún por comenzar a desarrollar. Ya tenemos nombre [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
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October 5th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
[...] Shuttleworth announced on his blog today that the latest Ubuntu release is titled Precise Pangolin. The release will be the next Long [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
I like it!
October 5th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
I love Pangolins!
(But pachycephalosaurus, peregrine or pterasaur would have been awesome too
)
October 5th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
pterosaur*
October 5th, 2011 at 7:59 pm
[...] Anúncio ofial: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/784 [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
[...] choosing the name Mark writes: [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
I wish it could have been Pink Ponies … would have been awesome
All the best to everyone for the next cycle though!
October 5th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
…try reading that blog post when you are drunk.
October 5th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
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October 5th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
[...] the code-name for Ubuntu 12.04: Precise Pangolin. He’s also written a blog post outlining some of the ideas that were rejected, including Phat Platypus, Principled, Paca, and Perfidious [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:09 pm
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October 5th, 2011 at 8:09 pm
Paunchy Penguin
October 5th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
[...] posted here by Mark Shuttleworth on Wednesday, October 5, [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
[...] to meet the possibly most peculiar Ubuntu ever: Precise Pangolin. An anteater from Africa and Asia, the Pangolin is a little known, but rather amazing creature. [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Ok, Mark, Placid Penguin for next P
Well, I start to get used to Pangolín..
October 5th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
[...] Shuttleworth has just announced on his personal blog that version 12.04 of Ubuntu will be known as Precise [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
@Benjamin Kerensa the fedora process is quite nice for that ( http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/History_of_Fedora_release_names ). Another idea would be the one used by Mageia for the naming of server, ( https://mageia.org/pipermail/mageia-sysadm/2010-October/000023.html ), and let each group in Ubuntu decide on how they want to decide. Or this could be done like the perl people do for yapc, with a auction ( that lead to funny stuff, at least in our side of the ocean , like pink tshirt, esperanto website, etc ).
There is lots of way to creatively harness the community, and that’s quite bad that Canonical keep this as this really go against the message of being open and community based.
October 5th, 2011 at 8:41 pm
[...] el tan original Mark Shuttleworth ha anunciado el nombre para el próximo LTS, Ubuntu 12.04. Y sí, “original”, Mark es un tipo [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Someone’s surely savouring Stanislaw
October 5th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
First you forgot about the Gnu for Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, and now you forget the Penguin? And what’s about choosing Precise for your release’s adjective? What if the system proves to be unreliable? Wouldn’t that be paradoxical?
October 5th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
[...] untuk Ubuntu 12,04 adalah ‘Precise Pangolin’. Kenapa dipilih nama ini ? inilah ulasan Mark “12.04 is an LTS. So we want it to be tough and long-lasting, reliable, solid as a rock and well [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
[...] Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth telah mengumumkan bahwa codename untuk Ubuntu 12.04 adalah Precise Pangolin. [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
[...] a mis feeds la la nota del blog de Mark Suttleworth, y ¡me resulta muy simpático el nombre! Un detalle muy curioso es la forma en que Mark presenta [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
[...] attendant la sortie imminente de la version 11.10 de Ubuntu alias Oneiric Ocelot, Mark Shuttleworth vient d’annoncer le nom de la prochaine version LTS de Ubuntu (12.04). Ce sera Precise [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
I was hoping for another oceanic critter, such as pacific plankton or the like…
but the decision was made already, so…
October 5th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
i had no problems with names so far. however this time i hoped to see a penguin. after all it’s a linux and tux will be disappointed to hear that. he is probably drunk now
but hey, in 13 years he definitely will get another chance.(cause he’ll live forever).
that said, i don’t think the names are important. i think the product itself counts. unity has not reached it’s potential yet, and it is an LTS. so i’m curious to see how will it go.
good luck, go pangolin, show lions what can you do.!
October 5th, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Ok Mark…it doesn’t matter. I like to call Ubuntu just Ubuntu. I saw Canonical is hiring 3D artists. Is Canonical going to implement 3D effect in the dashboard? I think so! But maybe i’m wrong!
October 5th, 2011 at 9:06 pm
I know, names aren’t the most important thing but I’d really have prefered something with penguin. That would’ve shown – “nice nostalgic option” – the affirmation of Linux.
October 5th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
[...] why “Precise” and why a “Pangolin”? Mark writes: [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
[...] Source from here [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
The present pelican.
October 5th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
A missed opportunity for the Polished Penguin!
October 5th, 2011 at 9:42 pm
[...] Shuttleworth hat heute bekanntgegeben, dass der Codename für Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin lauten wird. Zu deutsch bedeutet das [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
PPrrrr!!
October 5th, 2011 at 9:58 pm
@Benjamin Kerensa
Mind if we all have a say in the name of your next child?
One of the little conceits you get to have when you own your own distro, is you get to name the releases.
Ubuntu is Mark’s baby, he gets to name it if he wants.
October 5th, 2011 at 10:05 pm
[...] 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin verrà rilasciata ad Aprile 2012: ad annunciarlo è proprio Shuttleworth sul suo blog che ha anche scritto di alcune delle idee che sono state respinte: Phat Platypus, Principled Paca, [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
[...] días para la salida de una nueva versión de Ubuntu se desvela la siguiente, Mark Shuttleworth ha anunciado el nombre en clave de Ubuntu 12.04, en este caso se llamará Precise Pangolin. El fundador de [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
[...] così anche questo semestre Mark Shuttleworth ha deciso il nome della prossima Ubuntu, che sarà tra l’altro una LTS (ovvero una versione [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Awesome name, a really great choice! Keep up all the outstanding work.
October 5th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
I was so hoping for Prolific Puffin…
October 5th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
[...] o nome da versão 12.04 do Ubuntu PP é o bicho… O fundador do Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth anunciou hoje o apelido da versão do Ubuntu 12.04. Será ‘Precise Pangolin‘. Ubuntu 12.04 PP Precise [...]
October 5th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
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October 5th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Wowwww!!! It’s Good Master… I Like this code name to the distro… its Wonderful !!!! blessings of El Salvador.. and thanks for read my Comment.
October 5th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
@Benjamin Kerensa: Let mr. Shuttleworth play! He clearly has a time of his life naming his children.
October 5th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
In the past its been so easy to google search “natty crashes when …”, I don’t imagine you’d have as good results searching “precise crashes when …”
October 5th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
The very lot of P’s make fell (and I’m not drunk jono) that need go to Piis
Cogratulations Precise Pangolin! Now I’ll work rigth now in my new Wallpaper 
– Cheers!
October 6th, 2011 at 12:19 am
In the spirit of making codenames hard to type, I was hoping for poignant peregrine…
October 6th, 2011 at 12:35 am
[...] Shuttleworth has announced the name of Ubuntu 12.04 in his blog, Here be [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 1:30 am
[...] Shutteworth através do seu blog, deu a conhecer o nome da próxima versão do Ubuntu! Agendada para o mês de Abril de 2012 a [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 2:38 am
awesome name!
October 6th, 2011 at 3:05 am
“Persistent Penguin” would have been a great name for an LTS. Because the penguin is still around after all these years, and growing while the old nemesis seem to be waning. I don’t think it would have been too presumptuous: Ubuntu/Canonical has had alot to do with bringing Linux to the masses that IMHO. For example My 4 year old daughter uses Ubuntu on her netbook.
Pink Panther would have been cool too, with an optional “pink ribbon” skin on unity… To support our favorite charity of course
Pubuntu anyone?
October 6th, 2011 at 3:49 am
I was really hoping that the name of 12.04, with the letter P, would be associated with the Penguin. May be Persistent Penguin (as Gunnar suggested) or something else. Inclusion of Penguin would be lot nicer and cooler!
October 6th, 2011 at 4:11 am
[...] why “Precise” and why a “Pangolin”? Mark writes: [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 4:39 am
[...] Pangolin’ 06 Oct Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has been pet-named ‘Precise Pangolin‘. Mark Shuttleworth blogs about this [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 4:41 am
Who the f@#$k doesn’t wanna make a profit. Ubuntu was never a “pure” community distro. It is a meritocracy not a democracy, but Canonical has kept it completely open sourced and free. If you want a community version then use Linux Mint or any other hundredth Ubuntu derivative out there. Stop trying to paint Canonical as the next “evil empire”.
October 6th, 2011 at 5:40 am
I think thath Perky Python, or Powerful Python is better, because python is the most used language in Ubuntu
October 6th, 2011 at 5:48 am
Mark Shuttleworth your a good man, hope all the folks at canonical and you keep up the great work. Your one of my technology heros. (God bless Steve Jobs, RIP) But I do kinda of wish we somehow incorporated a penguin into the name since the linux mascot is a penguin! Hey maybe when we loop back around in the alphabet? pleeeeese? haha
Cheers Buddy.
October 6th, 2011 at 6:12 am
[...] announced here on Mark Shuttleworth blog [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 6:32 am
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October 6th, 2011 at 6:32 am
[...] posted here by Mark Shuttleworth on Wednesday, October 5, [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 6:42 am
[...] Шаттлворт объявил о том, что кодовым названием Ubuntu 12.04 будет Precise [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 6:45 am
P is for passion fruit or the five P’s of marketing.
Idea: an animal environment documentary series to cover animal mascots #Ubuntu meets Nature
October 6th, 2011 at 7:08 am
[...] Шаттлворт объявил о том, что кодовым названием Ubuntu 12.04 будет Precise [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 7:31 am
[...] información, el blog de Mark Shuttleworth. [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 7:40 am
[...] Shuttleworth ogłosił wybranie kodowej nazwy dla przyszłego wydania Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, które to będzie dystrybucją [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 7:51 am
[...] the full story on Mark Shuttleworth’s blog. Some info about a pangolin… A pangolin also scaly anteater or Trenggiling, is a mammal of [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 7:56 am
Like some of the others in this thread, I too was hoping for a penguin name. I just thought that it was the perfect opportunity to give a slight nod towards Tux, and Linux in general that makes Ubuntu possible. But, the name Pangolin has really grown on me after saying it out loud (in my head) a few times.
Although, like Michael said “Precise” won’t help alot with google searches. But, perhaps we can use “Pangolin” as the short name, instead of using the adjective. Then maybe we’ll see http://extras.ubuntu.com [b]pangolin[/b]/main i386 Packages.
October 6th, 2011 at 8:31 am
[...] Mark Shuttleworth : [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 8:35 am
Seriously, a name like Precise Pangolin? That name is so awful, I wouldn’t be surprised if Steve Jobs gave up his fight for life after reading it and keeled over.
I’ll bet his last words were “That’s the tackiest thing I’ve ever read.”, before he clutched his chest and slipped away.
October 6th, 2011 at 9:13 am
Not too happy with the name. I would have preferred Poignant Polecat – it’s perfect to take on the “Lion”
October 6th, 2011 at 9:18 am
Well, I can fully understand why a penguin was out of the question (there is enough loathing for the fact that for many people Ubuntu = Linux… imagine if they started associating Tux with Ubuntu exclusively too).
As for having the name chosen… Why not? It’s another Ubuntu thing, and we all know how good it feels to moan about anything Canonical and Ubuntu does don’t we
October 6th, 2011 at 9:20 am
There will only be one person using Ubuntu by then.
October 6th, 2011 at 9:27 am
[...] Mark Shuttleworth : [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 9:38 am
In Singapore、China and Taiwan’s TV series “Legends of the eight immortals”,Pangolin is not a good figure，Please see: http://www.tudou.com/playlist/p/l8092268i21773593.html
October 6th, 2011 at 9:41 am
n Singapore、China and Taiwan’s TV series “Legends of the eight immortals”,Pangolin don’t consider Well.please see http://www.tudou.com/playlist/p/l8092268i21773593.html
October 6th, 2011 at 9:53 am
[...] to Mark Shuttleworths blog entry the next version LTS version will be called Precise [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 9:55 am
Haters gonna hate. Keep it up.
October 6th, 2011 at 10:01 am
[...] like “warty” or “breezy”.Well, now that we do have a context, here come the naming permutation from Mark Shuttleworth – a leader of the Ubuntu community. Choosing the release name is not easy, especially with [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 10:06 am
[...] http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/784 [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 10:17 am
[...] Mark Shuttleworth, acaba de anunciar el nombre en código la la versión 12.04 de Ubuntu. [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 10:25 am
[...] Balancing all of those options, I think we have just the right mix in our designated mascot for 12.04 LTS. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Precise Pangolin. – Mark Shuttleworth [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 10:44 am
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October 6th, 2011 at 10:45 am
[...] Shuttleworth writes: [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 10:49 am
I was hoping for Pensive Primate.
October 6th, 2011 at 11:06 am
Precise Pangolin is great. I expect a Penguin because it is linux after all. But Pangolin is ok. Expecting precise operating system.
October 6th, 2011 at 11:23 am
[...] Шаттлворт сообщил о присвоении релизу Ubuntu 12.04 кодового имени «Precise [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 11:35 am
It is a good news, we will have a new LTS Ubuntu OS.
October 6th, 2011 at 11:36 am
You have an unstable collection of software, and you all you do is to think to name a new product ?
There is a new suggestion like: http://netsplit.com/2011/09/08/new-ubuntu-release-process/
Release a stable version, then testing versions.
October 6th, 2011 at 11:37 am
[...] названием Ubuntu 12.04 будет polniy pesec Precise Pangolin. Об этом заявил в своем блоге Марк [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 11:55 am
Zaid Abdulla says: (permalink)
October 5th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
> “pangolins regularly survive encounters with lions”
> I see what you did there.
Apparently lions do not.
RIP Steve.
October 6th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
[...] later. Realistically, I expect both to be in flux a quite a bit until the release of 12.04 LTS (which will be named Precise Pangolin), the “long term support” release scheduled for April of next year, [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Cool name,most expect 12.04 LTS, 12.04 should be milestone for Ubuntu and Linux,because they become more mature and strong !!!
October 6th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
[...] fundador do Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth anunciou hoje o apelido da versão do Ubuntu 12.04. Será “Precise [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
[...] Shuttleworth nem rég bejelentette, hogy a következő Ubuntu kiadás, a 12.04 kódneve Precise Pangolin lesz. Az jövő év [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Why don’t you use the word “popular”?
October 6th, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Hi Mark,
You wont find me commenting much but here are my reaction on this post & on the day when Steve is no more.May his soul rest in peace.
I think its time to focus much more on user interaction with UI and providing something that feels great to use as well as looks brilliant.This should atleast happen with the Unity Interface . Both keyboard as well as mouse be able to handle the GUI effectively. I think Gnome 3 has done a great deal & I hope Unity will be better than that.
Current desktop is far from being perfect though integrations with services is doing great but what matters is your experience with GUI and it sucks.
I would love to have a Ubuntu Dev of the Month/Year contest like “Google Summer of Code” considering your current efforts in improving development of Ubuntu.Also I would love to see it/take it to prestigious Engineering Institutes if you come up with something like that.There must be some motivation in developing Apps for Ubuntu & people should select what was the best app.Tutorials are there but I’ll really prefer if you simplify the contribution experience as well.People want to contribute to Ubuntu but if you’ll make things complicated they just can’t.Remember its just like playing a game on your phone when you’re free and then getting addicted to it
Also Ubuntu Brainstorm is a great place. Please make sure those brilliant ideas dont get wasted.I’ll love to see team dedicated to “Rapid integration of Ideas”
I assure you on this that half of your problems will be solved due to this only.
I still think that there is too much in my mind to write but best policy is to Stay Hungry Stay Foolish
Expecting a reply
Linoob – Still A Linux Newbie
October 6th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
This name sounds strange in the Brazilian Portuguese. “Pangolin” sounds like “Pingolim”, which means something that I cannot publish here…
October 6th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
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October 6th, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Precise Pangolin ! EW. Never mind the lions, a Panther does very well on high in the jungles, thank you. Panda would be very appealing, with it’s placid nature close to our contented Penguin.
Precise just sucks. Persistent, Perseverant, Pink (would please the Apple crowd).
The best would be to let us vote on this, please !
October 6th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
[...] ce nom m’a particulièrement étonné mais Mark Shuttleworth a bien évidemment pris le soin d’expliquer son choix à toute la communauté. Apparemment, lui et ses sbires souhaitaient un nom à la fois convaincant, [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
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October 6th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
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October 6th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
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October 6th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
So cheered to read Mark Shuttleworth is packing light to #OccupyOrlando!
October 6th, 2011 at 4:05 pm
[...] Shuttleworth lo ha anunciado hace unas horas. Destacamos lo siguiente (traducido del inglés): Siendo por lo general de [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
[...] Шаттлворт сообщил о присвоении релизу Ubuntu 12.04 кодового имени «Precise [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
“Let’s ask the question differently – what are we trying to convey? 12.04 is an LTS. So we want it to be tough and long-lasting, reliable, solid as a rock and well defended. It’s also going to be the face of Ubuntu for large deployments for a long time, so we want it to have no loose ends, we want it to be coherent, neat.”
Does this mean that Canonical will start promoting the LTS as the stable version and “normal” releases as experimental/in development/for enthusiasts versions? It would be really great if you clearly marketed them in that manner, so people wouldn’t judge Ubuntu badly because of the instability and regressions in the “normal” release, and it would make the LTS much more significant, resulting in a greater PR impact. Anyway, here’s what I think Canonical should do:
http://netsplit.com/2011/09/08/new-ubuntu-release-process/#comment-3394
October 6th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
[...] (Quelle: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/784) [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
[...] de Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, ha anunciado que el nombre código de Ubuntu 12.04 será: ‘Precise Pangolin‘. Y esta nueva versión de [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 5:33 pm
[...] the full Shuttleworth’s post here: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/784 [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
[...] Die Ubuntu-Entwickler haben Version 12.04 ihrer Linux-Distribution angekündigt. Sie trägt den Codenamen „Precise Pangolin“, zu deutsch präzises oder genaues Schuppentier, wie Ubuntu-Gründer Mark Shuttleworth in seinem Blog schreibt. [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
As a long-time fan of Tolkien, I would’ve liked the “Prancing Pony”.
October 6th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Why not a Penguin, since Tux is a penguin?
And I’d say “productive” beats all other adjectives.
So, I propose “Productive Penguin”!
October 6th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
[...] Shuttleworth, el fundador de Canonical, ha anunciado en su blog oficial que el nombre en clave asignado a la versión LTS número 12.04 del sistema operativo libre [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
[...] Mark Shuttleworth: It’s a perennial pleasure to pick pertinent and/or pithy placeholder names for Ubuntu releases. At least, I like to think of them as pertinent and/or pithy. I’ve had diverse feedback, shall we say. Read more here [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
[...] responder a la pregunta de por qué se optó por este nombre Suttleworth escribió: «12.04 es una versión LTS. Así que queríamos que fuera fuerte, muy durable, confiable, sólida [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 6:30 pm
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October 6th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
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October 6th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
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October 6th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
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October 6th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
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October 6th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Since Ubuntu is an OS for “thinking” people, it is only fitting to have code names that stimulate further thinking… I had a recent online encounter with pangolins, as they are the only mammals with keratin scales, a bit of trivia that seems to reflect the uniqueness of Ubuntu!!
Yeah Mark!!!
October 6th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
I like the pretty parrot.
October 6th, 2011 at 8:51 pm
[...] gestern hat Mark Shuttleworth in seinem Blog den Codenamen für die Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Version bekannt [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 9:34 pm
[...] is for Precise Pangolin: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/784 [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
What an “army overcoat” that little creature has http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i86Ah2tvnFU
It’s a good name.. that animal has real gumption… by reading your post, 12.04 release will have it too
Keep up with the good work and inspiration that you give to the rest of us..
Cheers,
J.
October 6th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
[...] | Mark Shuttleworth Imagen | Wikipedia Article source: [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
Dear Mr Shuttleworth,
you are naming it wrong ~ Punchdrunk Pachyderm deserves his shot!
October 6th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
For non english speaking Ubuntu users these exotic animal names are very unknown. We don’t feel anything with a heron, jackalope, ocelot, pangolin. We do know the [we do know the lynx, meercat, lion, dog, monkey and Penguin. Couldn’t you use some more familiar and less strange animals? I would have loved the Precious Penguin. It says all we feel about our Ubuntu machines an devery linux user knows the penguin don’t they? ….
October 6th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
[...] Precise Pangolin (akkurates Schuppentier) heißen. Das gab Ubuntu-Chef Mark Shuttleworth auf seinem Blog [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
[...] Aca esta el origen de todo, [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
[...] than permanent, peerless or penultimate) and playful and plucky and poised,” Shuttleworth blogged. “Others like prescient and peaceable and pervasive (!) and pivotal. Pukka rings a nice [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Please phrase your posts so they’re painless when perusing passionately. Praise to you!
October 7th, 2011 at 12:20 am
[...] P is for… Balancing all of those options, I think we have just the right mix in our designated mascot for 12.04 LTS. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Precise Pangolin. [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 2:54 am
I think all the names are silly, obtuse, hard to pronounce for most english speakers and a source of puzzlement for non-english speakers but just like the toy story fetish from teh other group, pretty harmless and fun.
I dont think anyone takes them too seriously and the tone this is done in is perfect: dont take it too seriously but do remember that its still your company its representing (sorry Pink Ponies!)
I would have like a penguin reference but the word seems a bit overused by now. Gnu does lend to a lot of interesting word play and it would be a more subtle wink than Penguin.
Those names are used mainly by geeks and those who think they are (theyre more gadget hounds), Joe User and your mum and my dad just remember that its Linux and that their flavour is called Kubuntu (sorry folks, when given the choice the 19 family members Ive switched have chosen KDE by a huge margin, the fact that they were Win users probably explains this). Whether they use 10.04 or 12.04 means little to them and having to remember or even just use Linux AND Kubuntu AND Natty Narwahal is sort of like asking them to say the GNU-Linux operating system: both terms are correct but its just too long for no reason.
>Punchdrunk Pachyderm
+1.
>Phat Platypus
+1.
I really think Mark’s mom was a zoologist and this is either his revenge or his intention is to educate the world, whether they want to or not!
October 7th, 2011 at 3:13 am
[...] Via Mark Shuttleworth [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 4:15 am
Panarchy Panther
In honor of Steve Jobs,. RIP sir.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_animals_that_begin_with_the_letter_P
http://phrontistery.info/p.html
October 7th, 2011 at 6:02 am
[...] anúncio da escolha do nome veio do próprio Mark Shuttleworth, que explicou a escolha em seu blog (tradução livre): O Ubuntu 12.04 é um LTS. E por isso queremos que ele seja [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 8:44 am
[...] kurucusu Mark Shuttleworth, 12.04 sürümünün kod adını açıkladı. Kullanıcılarını yine şaşırtmayacak isim ise Precise [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 9:14 am
I woke up a few days ago thinkin “Pragmatic Penguin” would be a cool name… Well, too late…
October 7th, 2011 at 9:17 am
@Jeroen:
Honestly, where is your sense of joyful discovery? Half the fun of the names is finding out about an unexpected animal.
October 7th, 2011 at 9:22 am
*meaning corrected as follows:
I like to see “Paayum Puli”(Tamil word) which means “Pouncing Tiger”.
October 7th, 2011 at 10:25 am
[...] (Long Term Support) ya tiene nombre. Según ha anunciado el fundador de Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth en su blog, esta nueva versión de la famosa distribución Linux se llamará “Precise Pangolin”. [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 11:52 am
P stays for Poor Penguin
October 7th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
I say break the alliterative “P sound with something along the line of Psychotic/Psychic/Philanthropic Pteranodon
October 7th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
How about: “Prity Pretty”
October 7th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
[...] three years on the desktop version and five years on the server. More information on Pangolin at Mark Shuttleworth’s blog. What about pangolin? My spell checker said, “What the……….”. Well, I [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
[...] to note that still quite a number of fixes is going in. Also has the planning for the 12.04 (“Precise Pangolin“) cycle been started. Matthias Klose sent out an email about the preparation of the P-cycle [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 4:02 pm
[...] to note that still quite a number of fixes is going in. Also has the planning for the 12.04 (“Precise Pangolin“) cycle been started. Matthias Klose sent out an email about the preparation of the P-cycle [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 6:01 pm
Hi Mark. I know this will be a great Ubuntu release. I just submitted an idea on Ubuntu Brainstorm.
It’s about the look of indicators, dropdown menus, tool bars, etc. The new Dash has a great blur effect, why not bring this look to these desktop elements for a little touch? Or at least add it as a CCSM option?
The thing is that the panel supports transparency and blur, but it looks inconsistent with maximized windows and indicators, etc. It makes no sense to set the panel transparent at all because of this (I know it’s an experimental feature, but still). When no maximized window is open and the panel is transparent it looks very sleek and modern. I would love to see more of this!
Here’s the link to the idea (awaiting aproval):
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28642/
October 7th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
[...] von Ubuntu, 12.04, wird Precise Pangolin (akkurates Schuppentier) heißen. Das gab Mark Shuttleworth in seinem Blog [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
[...] Para responder a la pregunta de por qué se optó por este nombre Suttleworth escribió: [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
[...] | Mark Shuttleworth Imagen [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
[...] of course, is because Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth just declared Precise Pangolin the nickname for the next Ubuntu. I’m betting there’s been a sudden [...]
October 8th, 2011 at 1:35 am
[...] to note that still quite a number of fixes is going in. Also has the planning for the 12.04 (“Precise Pangolin“) cycle been started. Matthias Klose sent out an email about the preparation of the P-cycle [...]
October 8th, 2011 at 2:04 am
[...] Shuttleworth a anunciado el nombre oficial en su blog “Precise Pangolin”, en la imagen podéis ver el animalito. Como distribución de soporte [...]
October 8th, 2011 at 5:26 am
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/241365/from_warthog_to_pangolin_up_close_with_ubuntu_linux_mascots.html #Read
October 8th, 2011 at 7:52 am
[...] el artículo completo de Mark, aquí lo tenéis. *{margin:0; padding:0;} ul{ list-style:none;} #socialbuttonnav {width:90%; [...]
October 8th, 2011 at 9:04 am
[...] than permanent, peerless or penultimate) and playful and plucky and poised,” Shuttleworth blogged. “Others like prescient and peaceable and pervasive (!) and pivotal. Pukka rings a nice [...]
October 8th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
[...] en cuestión será Precise Pangolin y pueden encontrar más información sobre esta elección en el post que Mark ha hecho al respecto __spr_config = { pid: '4e4e61b5c2b2197ac4000063', title: 'Ubuntu 12.04 LTS se llamará Precise [...]
October 8th, 2011 at 3:17 pm
[...] için “Precise Penguin” biraz hayal kırıklığı yarattı. Ayrıntılı bilgi için şuraya bakabilirsiniz. Share this:FacebookTwitterDiggStumbleUponLike this:BeğenBe the first to like this [...]
October 8th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
[...] il momento di riportare l’elenco aggiornato, visto che è in arrivo Oneiric ed è stato annunciato il nome della 12.04, che peraltro sarà LTS (Long Time Support) e perciò avrà una vita più lunga [...]
October 8th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
[...] Balancing all of those options, I think we have just the right mix in our designated mascot for 12.04 LTS. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you thePrecise Pangolin. – Mark Shuttleworth [...]
October 9th, 2011 at 6:18 am
[...] to note that still quite a number of fixes is going in. Also has the planning for the 12.04 (“Precise Pangolin“) cycle been started. Matthias Klose sent out an email about the preparation of the P-cycle [...]
October 9th, 2011 at 7:59 am
[...] 创始人 Mark Suttleworth 在其 Blog 上正式通告，下一个 Ubuntu LTS 长期支持版 12.04 的开发代号为 Precise [...]
October 9th, 2011 at 9:10 am
[...] Mark Shuttleworth sur son blog vient d’annoncer qu’Ubuntu 12.04 LTS portera le nom de ‘Precise Pangolin‘ et contre toute attente devrait sortir en Avril 2012. Donc pas de rolling version pour le moment ? [...]
October 9th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
[...] it couldn’t get weirder than “Oneiric Ocelot”, life throws you a curve ball and Mark Shuttleworth announces the code-name for Ubuntu 12.04: “Precise [...]
October 9th, 2011 at 6:49 pm
I would suggest….
THE PURPLE PEACOCK
As birds seems in minority in potential names….
But I kindly ask that a “classic” desktop could be chosen at logging screen…to have an alternative allowing a slow conversion to Unity…
October 10th, 2011 at 2:58 am
[...] Shuttleworth has announced that “Precise Pangolin” will be the alliterative animal codename for the next release of Ubuntu. Ubuntu 12.04 will be a [...]
October 10th, 2011 at 4:44 am
[...] by Z€TH@ El Fundador de Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, ha anunciado que el nombre código de Ubuntu 12.04 será: ‘Precise Pangolin‘. Y esta nueva versión de [...]
October 10th, 2011 at 6:28 am
[...] Ubuntu 12.04 = Precise Pangolin October 10, 2011 | Posted by admin Mark Shuttleworth: It’s a perennial pleasure to pick pertinent and/or pithy placeholder names for Ubuntu releases. At least, I like to think of them as pertinent and/or pithy. I’ve had diverse feedback, shall we say. Read more here [...]
October 10th, 2011 at 9:58 am
[...] geleneğini devam ettiriyor. Ubuntu kurucusu Mark Shuttleworth, 12.04´ün ismini kendi sitesinde açıkladı. Yeni açıklanan isim ise Precise Pangolin. Dilerseniz bu ismi daha yakından [...]
October 10th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
[...] Source : le blog de M. Shuttleworth [...]
October 10th, 2011 at 6:42 pm
[...] to Precise Pangolin and beyond…! Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]
October 10th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
[...] Shuttleworth (fundador da Canonical) anunciou ontem no seu blog (ver aqui) o nome do próximo Ubuntu, o Ubuntu 12.04 LTS terá o nome de Precise Pangolin. Segundo [...]
October 11th, 2011 at 2:18 am
P is for…
http://www.jimireilly.com/0078.htm
October 11th, 2011 at 9:57 am
When I saw unity in 10.04 for the first time I was all ‘yuck’.
Now 11.10 is on the street and unity has really matured a lot. It still hast some quirks and the usability still needs polish, but now it really starts to have potential.
I’m looking forward to 12.04! Linux has a bright future.
October 11th, 2011 at 10:03 am
Pangolin. COOOOOOL
October 11th, 2011 at 11:05 am
“Precise Pangolin” is pretty cool, I’ll admit. But I’m afraid that I’ll always have to carry a little cheat sheet with the name on – just in case somebody would ask me. For that reason I sure would have preferred something like “Prancing Pony”, even though it doesn’t sleep curled up into a ball. Well, let’s have a ball then, if we must.
October 11th, 2011 at 11:12 am
[...] için “Precise Pangolin” biraz hayal kırıklığı yarattı. Ayrıntılı bilgi için şuraya bakabilirsiniz. 1 dakika ago by admin (online) in Linux | You can follow any responses to this [...]
October 11th, 2011 at 11:15 am
What about ‘Quirky Quagga’ for 12.10
October 11th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
I was hoping for Psychedelic Panda or Panic Panda…
October 11th, 2011 at 8:12 pm
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October 12th, 2011 at 10:50 am
[...] Next Ubuntu release is gets its codename [...]