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submitted 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Slashme@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for the correction

[-] cornshark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Cuthbert's Law strikes again!

[-] rmrf@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

...Cunningham’s Law?

[-] null@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks 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

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