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Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @09:40AM from the millions-rejoicing-in-the-street dept.

daria42 writes "Ubuntu developers are finalizing preparations for the release of the next version — dubbed Feisty Fawn — of the popular Linux distribution in mid-April. Overnight, Ubuntu developer Tollef Fog Heen announced Ubuntu's main software repository had been frozen — with no changes allowed to the code — as developers got ready to issue a fifth major test version ("Herd 5") of the next version of Ubuntu."

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AWW damn!! (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @09:42AM (#18180310)

Fuck, I just spent $399 on Vista Ultimate!!!!

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Re:Tollef Fog Heen (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @09:44AM (#18180332)

I read it as "Toilet Fog Heen", which is an even better name.

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No changes allowed (Score:5, Funny)

by Bob54321 ( 911744 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @09:50AM (#18180398)

Ubuntu's main software repository had been frozen -- with no changes allowed to the code

As opposed to freezes where you are allowed to change things...

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Hurd! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:02AM (#18180514)

Congratulations to the GNU hackers on the release of Herd 5!

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Skip this one (Score:5, Funny)

by pkspks ( 881839 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:06AM (#18180542)

I'll wait for the "zombie zebra"

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Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:07AM (#18180560)

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Re:Tollef Fog Heen (Score:3, Funny)

by plover ( 150551 ) * writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:26AM (#18180752) Homepage Journal

I say, boy, I say don't be makin' sport of his name, now, y'hear?
Nice boy, but doesn't listen to a word I say.
Sincerely,
Foghorn Leghorn

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Re:Why Xorg 7.2 is so important? (Score:3, Funny)

by pato101 ( 851725 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:26AM (#18180762) Journal

Why don't you go read the X11R7.2 changelog?

Because I get lost in technical acronysms (just see below)
The inclusion of XCB is one of the major changes. It replaces the fuctionality of Xlib, but offers an Xlib compatibility layer. XCB is the way of the future, my good man.

Sweet. When I read the changelog- thanks for the link- I didn't notice how important XCB was. You have made me follow the XCB link and understand what it is about and why it is so important. Thanks for pointing it :).

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Re:No changes allowed (Score:5, Funny)

by plover ( 150551 ) * writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:29AM (#18180780) Homepage Journal

Our standard joke regarding code freezes at work is "If this is a freeze, I wouldn't walk on it."
But I suppose you have to be from a place where they do a lot of ice fishing before that joke makes any sense at all.

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Patents, patents, patents! (Score:3, Funny)

by jotaeleemeese ( 303437 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:36AM (#18180862) Homepage Journal

Now I should throw a chair at Miguel de Icaza or something.

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Re:AWW damn!! (Score:1, Funny)

by Traiklin ( 901982 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:44AM (#18180914) Homepage

why is it illegal for microsoft to include office in windows yet it's ok for linux to include openoffice with it?

I thought that the government ruled that illegal?

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Breaking news! (Score:5, Funny)

by jotaeleemeese ( 303437 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:50AM (#18180990) Homepage Journal

Feisy Fawn is even closer as I type!

Tollef Fog Heen came back from lunch and just turned on his screen. Now that is progress.

Oh man, we live excilarating times.

Please check back for updates:

In one hour Tollef Fog Heen will finish to write an email.

In three hours Tollef Fog Heen will complete one icon missing in one of the menus in the graphic installer.

In 5 hours Tollef Fog Heen goes home. Nooooooo! Ubuntu development stalled! Stop the presses....

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Re:Skip this one (Score:3, Funny)

by xs650 ( 741277 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:55AM (#18181034)

'I'll wait for the "zombie zebra"'

Don't get your hopes up, I was waiting for Farty Ferret. Now it will be nearly 26 years before the Fs come back again.

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Not sexy enough (Score:4, Funny)

by ciaran.mchale ( 1018214 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @11:13AM (#18181280) Homepage

Feisty Fawn is not sexy enough. I'm going to wait for the Nubile Nymph release.

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Re:I'm using feisty since herd 1 (Score:3, Funny)

by Short Circuit ( 52384 ) * writes: <mikemol@gmail.com> on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @11:50AM (#18181722) Homepage Journal

I misread your post as saying Hurd 3 was here. Queue "WTF" reaction...

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Must be said (Score:5, Funny)

by Necreia ( 954727 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @12:17PM (#18182148)

"Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Drawing Near"

> Command? (A)ttack (S)pell (I)tem (R)un:

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Re:No changes allowed (Score:4, Funny)

by John Nowak ( 872479 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @12:18PM (#18182160)

You sure sound like a bunch of fun guys. :-)

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Re:AWW damn!! (Score:2, Funny)

by networkBoy ( 774728 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @12:30PM (#18182302) Journal

um...
speel chek perhaps?

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Re:AWW damn!! (Score:4, Funny)

by lixee ( 863589 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @01:27PM (#18183030)

why is it illegal for microsoft to include office in windows yet it's ok for linux to include openoffice with it?
What on Earth is this guy doing on /.?

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Re:No changes allowed (Score:2, Funny)

by Jeff Carr ( 684298 ) writes: <slashdot...com@@@jeffcarr...info> on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @02:32PM (#18184014) Homepage

the Synaptic package manager on my system tells me I've currently got access to 20,304 bits of software
Hmm, you might want to add some new repositories, that's less than 2.5 Kilobytes of software!
Unless you've installed all the rest? 0_o

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Re:No changes allowed (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @03:10PM (#18184544)

we've only ever achieved a 'slush'

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Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @03:40PM (#18184902)

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Oblg. Xkcd... (Score:4, Funny)

by RyuuzakiTetsuya ( 195424 ) writes: <taiki.cox@net> on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @04:16PM (#18185378)

"I'm sorry, I'm not really into Pokemon."

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