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Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by LukeShu » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:20 AM UTC

oliyoung wrote: post #18

jjcm wrote: post #9

Windows Threshold OSX Yosemite Linux "Hurr durr I'ma sheep" ----- In some ways it's comforting that such an intergral part of all of our lives doesn't have to be branded and packaged in a way that's stylistic. It's nice knowing that this truly is a community project, and that it's an effort of people - not some megacorp who needs to market it to the highest amount of people possible. Great work everyone who worked on…

To be fair, you're comparing apples (ha!) and oranges… “Windows Threshold/XP/9/10”, “OS X Yosemite” are comparable to “Ubuntu“, not Linux. NT & -Darwin- [Edit: You're right LukeShu, XNU] are the Linux equivalents, they're the names of the kernels and not supposed to be consumer friendly.

I would argue that it is XNU (instead of Darwin) that is equivalent to Linux.

Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by comex » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:20 AM UTC

oliyoung wrote: post #18

jjcm wrote: post #9

Windows Threshold OSX Yosemite Linux "Hurr durr I'ma sheep" ----- In some ways it's comforting that such an intergral part of all of our lives doesn't have to be branded and packaged in a way that's stylistic. It's nice knowing that this truly is a community project, and that it's an effort of people - not some megacorp who needs to market it to the highest amount of people possible. Great work everyone who worked on…

To be fair, you're comparing apples (ha!) and oranges… “Windows Threshold/XP/9/10”, “OS X Yosemite” are comparable to “Ubuntu“, not Linux. NT & -Darwin- [Edit: You're right LukeShu, XNU] are the Linux equivalents, they're the names of the kernels and not supposed to be consumer friendly.

Don't forget the distro version names! Ubuntu 14.10 'Utopic Unicorn', Debian 'jessie' (the Yodeling Cowgirl)...

Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by bobbles » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:20 AM UTC

idbentley wrote: post #14

I don't understand the joke in calling it that. It just seems petty. Is there something I'm missing?

I'm definitely missing something coz I've never used this site before and have no idea how to even see what everyone is so angry about

Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by zak_mc_kracken » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:26 AM UTC

4.0? Why would anyone use an OS that's six versions behind Windows?

Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by cremno » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:29 AM UTC

idbentley wrote: post #14

I don't understand the joke in calling it that. It just seems petty. Is there something I'm missing?

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux....

https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds/posts/TvigQqA9m3w

Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by itafroma » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:30 AM UTC

For those confused about the codename, it's explained in this post by Linus: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.g...

> .. after extensive statistical analysis of my G+ polling, I've come to the inescapable conclusion that internet polls are bad.

> Big surprise.

> But "Hurr durr I'ma sheep" trounced "I like online polls" by a 62-to-38% margin, in a poll that people weren't even supposed to participate in. Who can argue with solid numbers like that? 5,796 votes from people who can't even follow the most basic directions?

Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by pests » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:30 AM UTC

idbentley wrote: post #14

I don't understand the joke in calling it that. It just seems petty. Is there something I'm missing?

Result of internet poll. So is the 4.0 version opposed to it being 3.20

Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by zanny » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:40 AM UTC

comex wrote: post #22

oliyoung wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, you're comparing apples (ha!) and oranges… “Windows Threshold/XP/9/10”, “OS X Yosemite” are comparable to “Ubuntu“, not Linux. NT & -Darwin- [Edit: You're right LukeShu, XNU] are the Linux equivalents, they're the names of the kernels and not supposed to be consumer friendly.

Don't forget the distro version names! Ubuntu 14.10 'Utopic Unicorn', Debian 'jessie' (the Yodeling Cowgirl)...

Fedora 17: Beefy Miracle always leaves a warm feeling in my heart.

Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by zanny » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:41 AM UTC

zak_mc_kracken wrote: post #24

4.0? Why would anyone use an OS that's six versions behind Windows?

I wouldn't be surprised if Linus pushes for 5.0 after 4.9 this time. And then maybe after that you realize the major version number is meaningless when you will never break backwards compatibility (like with web browsers) and drop it entirely.

So maybe Linux 30 by 2020?

Re: Linux 4.0

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Post by zanny » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 2:43 AM UTC

gesman wrote: post #11

Quite a Milestone!

The irony is that, like 3.0, this release does not actually do anything different from normal releases.

Linux will never break backwards compatibility enough to justify a major version bump, so the major version is effectively meaningless.