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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/7129084

Debian release code names are derived from the names of characters in the movie Toy Story. This post lists Debian releases accompanied by images of their corresponding Toy Story characters.

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[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago

It took me a while to realise this because by the time I learned about Debian they were already well into the secondary characters.

My favorite part remains naming the unstable release "sid".

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's neat, I didn't know that.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

The name Debian comes from the original creator, Ian Murdock, and his wife Debra.

[–] MariahWest@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Debian sid makes so much sense now

[–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Cool that someone put the pictures together. I knew they were named after Toy Story characters, but as someone who's only watched the movie once or twice, I didn't know all the minor characters, and never bothered to look them up.

[–] jimrob4@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

How did I not notice this. Lol

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This has been the case since Debian was launched, decades ago.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, that's what the article says.

[–] Kangie@lemmy.srcfiles.zip -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is this news? Why not just link to Wikipedia's list of debian releases or something.

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 15 points 1 year ago

Does wikipedia have pictures of the characters?