Comments on: The Mint Newsletter – issue 94

By: Timmi

Timmi — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:37:39 +0000

I really don’t care.
If they droped names altogether, and just referred to version numbers, I’d find that more logical. The names are CUTE, and can see why one would affection them, but useless.
If it were up to me, I’d just code it starting with the Debian version number, 6, and suffix it with a distro version number separated by a hyphen. For example, 6-10.04, and to make things even more obvious, you could use one letter in front of the numbers, so that, no matter what number you are presented with, you would instantly know if it’s based on Redhat or Debian, for example, and if it’s generic Ubuntu or Mint, as in this example: “Mint version d5-m7”, “Ubuntu ver. d5-u9.04”. And such nomenclature could be used across the board, in the Linux community, for all colors and flavors of Linux, being considered as a standard.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:46:20 +0000

Robert,

Your English sure is better than my Portuguese, and you are right. Lucid Lynx is an awful name.

By: jimbelay

jimbelay — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:53:14 +0000

Hey, i’m french why for this linux’s distribution there is not the same font for the desktop environment and the boot usplashscreen?

Please use same and keep the harmony!

By: Roberto

Roberto — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:14:30 +0000

@matt

Helllo and thanks.

Ok. English is not my language.

English grammar

adjective + noun

Portuguese Grammar

noun + adjective

Lucid Lynx – English

Lince Lúcido – Portuguese

Lynx(es) – wild cats (we don’t have them in Brazil). Perhaps in Zoos.

I agree that in this context, Lucille Lynx can be interpreted
as an offensive treatment to the Ubuntu Linux v. 10.04 codename.
Not a chance because i just wanted to say ‘Lucid Lynx” does not
sound good to me. Horrible! It’s just my personal opinion.

Best wishes
Roberto

By: matt

matt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:38:46 +0000

Roberto, the pattern is first word adjective, second word animal, both words starting with the same letter going up a letter with each release. Lucille is a name, not an adjective.

By: Roberto

Roberto — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:51:10 +0000

Darco

Ubuntu Linux 10.04

thanks for correcting my mistake and one more i will correct it now

Ubuntu Linux has been showing…

Who Knows? Maybe i am a lucid insane guy, lol…lol

By: Rixx

Rixx — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:11:23 +0000

When will be some test version of Mint 8 release?

By: darco

darco — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:06:14 +0000

10.04 is actually Lucid Lynx….9.10 is Karmic Koala

By: Roberto

Roberto — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:44:12 +0000

Alright, i don’t run Ubuntu Linux (tried it once) v. 7.10 (terrible)

Now since version 8.10 Ubuntu Linux has showing a fair evolution
but i still prefer to run Linux Mint (based on Ubuntu).

Now, the new codename for Ubuntu version 9.10 – Lucid Lynx…

Cruz e Credo! Cross and Creed! Horrible.

Lucille Lynx would sound better for me.

Simply a matter of taste of course… we don’t need to start a fuss.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:38:28 +0000

Are you going to use the newest version of Shiki-Wise and Gnome-Colors? I’m usin them now on Gloria and much prefer them to the version that came with Gloria.