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submitted 1 week ago by PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social to c/linux@programming.dev

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I mean, there's only so many, right? At some point they're gonna run out.

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[–] kpax@piefed.social 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I was today years old when I found out the Debian Release names were Toy Story characters. Thanks. 😁

[–] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ian Murdock, Debian's creator, was working for Pixar when he made it

[–] Slashme@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Debian Project Leader Bruce Perens worked at Pixar in the mid-1990s, not Ian.

[–] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the correction

[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cuthbert's Law strikes again!

[–] rmrf@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

...Cunningham’s Law?

[–] null@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

My fav is that Sid is named after the kid who blows up toys and puts them back together. The best name for an unstable release :-D