Shuttleworth Announces Karmic Koala

Shuttleworth Announces Karmic Koala 305

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:02PM from the make-the-bad-man-stop dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention that Mark Shuttleworth has announced the next release in the horribly alliterative Ubuntu family, "Karmic Koala." The new version hopes to include a newer, shinier, faster startup, better small screen support, a spruced-up desktop look (no more brown), and many minor tweaks and updates. "A newborn Koala spends about six months in the family before it heads off into the wild alone. Sounds about perfect for an Ubuntu release plan! I'm looking forward to seeing many of you in Barcelona, and before that, at a Jaunty release party. Till then, cheers."

Shuttleworth Announces Karmic Koala

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Another one! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:04PM (#26933837)

Like we need another brand of kola on the market.

Cool (Score:5, Funny)

by pak9rabid ( 1011935 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:05PM (#26933857)

I've always been fascinated how the Debian (and derivatives) releases have functioned. Each branch is like a chamber in a revolver; as it reaches 'stable', it aligns itself with the barrel ready to be fired off to the masses.

Re:Cool (Score:5, Funny)

by contra_mundi ( 1362297 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:06PM (#26933879)

This needs a car analogy for us non-gun folk.

Re:Another one! (Score:5, Funny)

by VeNoM0619 ( 1058216 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:07PM (#26933887)

Better yet, they passed up the chance of a snappy name like Karmic Khameleon [wikipedia.org] Imagine the new colors they could bring to their new desktop scheme...

Re:Another one! (Score:3, Funny)

by TheCycoONE ( 913189 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:09PM (#26933919)

I hear that Koala's on the other hand are much less over-marketed

And just like a koala (Score:5, Funny)

by wiredog ( 43288 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:10PM (#26933939) Journal

It only looks cute and cuddly. Actually try to cuddle a koala and it'll bite you, claw you, and shit on you.
Or so I've heard...

Damn (Score:4, Funny)

by Alarindris ( 1253418 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:10PM (#26933951)

I was hoping for King Krimson.

Re:Another one! (Score:5, Funny)

by von_rick ( 944421 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:12PM (#26933995) Homepage

The ratings were pretty high for Kinky Klingons, but seems like they were cast aside for being less exotic.
I have a tendency to make things up

Re:Cool (Score:5, Funny)

by von_rick ( 944421 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:17PM (#26934063) Homepage

This needs a sticks and stone analogy for us stone age folks ;-)

Re:Another one! (Score:5, Funny)

by Chris Mattern ( 191822 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:22PM (#26934135)

They tried, but it had a bad effect on reliability. The system would come and go, would come and go-oo-oo...

Re:Cool (Score:5, Funny)

by V!NCENT ( 1105021 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:30PM (#26934239)

Ubuntu is like a massive rock; as it reaches 'stable' it starts rolling down the hill and as the giant rock becomes fasty-fasty it will go BOOOM breaky the barrier made of sticks.

Next fall's Ubuntu (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:37PM (#26934325)

Will be named Masturbating Monkey

Re:Really, is it that bad? (Score:1, Funny)

by iYk6 ( 1425255 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:37PM (#26934333)

Am I the only one who likes the brown color scheme?
No. There are a few dozen of you people, including Mark Shuttleworth. It's got mostly brown, but some yellows and reds too, so I call it the "failing kidney" theme. One of the screenshots for a recent version I saw even had a skid mark in the bottom right corner.

It will definitely include... (Score:3, Funny)

by Epsillon ( 608775 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:41PM (#26934383) Journal

...DropBear as the default SSH. Should have been called "Killer Koala."

Re:Cool (Score:5, Funny)

by Propaganda13 ( 312548 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:43PM (#26934413)

I'm lost with the guns, cars, and stones. Could someone make a software analogy?

Re:Another one! (Score:5, Funny)

by Thelasko ( 1196535 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:43PM (#26934415) Journal

The system would come and go, would come and go-oo-oo...
On behalf of the entire Slashdot community, I thank you for getting one of the worst songs ever written stuck in everyone's head.

Re:Damn (Score:5, Funny)

by rbanffy ( 584143 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:52PM (#26934523) Homepage Journal

Krusty Krab

Re:Cool (Score:2, Funny)

by digitig ( 1056110 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:53PM (#26934535)

Ubuntu is like a [noun phrase 1]. Each [noun phrase 2] is like a [noun phrase 3]; as it [verb phrase 1], it [verb phrase 2] ready to [verb phrase 3].
There, that should suit everyone.

Re:And just like a koala (Score:5, Funny)

by ianare ( 1132971 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:53PM (#26934549)

So a bit like some children then ?

Re:Cool (Score:5, Funny)

by PitaBred ( 632671 ) writes: <slashdot@pitabre d . d y n d n s .org> on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:55PM (#26934577) Homepage

It's like a Windows beta, except it eventually starts working right.

Re:Another one! (Score:5, Funny)

by iamhigh ( 1252742 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @05:03PM (#26934669)

Awww crap. Kubuntu Karmic Koala. That won't be good for business.

Can't believe the /. trolls haven't picked up on that one yet.

Re:Cool (Score:4, Funny)

by dmbasso ( 1052166 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @05:03PM (#26934691)

Also another exception: if it screws you somehow, it's not on intent.

Re:Damn (Score:3, Funny)

by Amazing Quantum Man ( 458715 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @05:18PM (#26934887) Homepage

But then Plankton would keep trying to pirate it!

Re:Another one! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @05:33PM (#26935067)

I predict a large number of downloads of Kubuntu Karmic Koala from the southern part of the US...

Re:Another one! (Score:5, Funny)

by pushing-robot ( 1037830 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @06:09PM (#26935529)

Ah, that explains the "no more brown" bit.

Re:Front page news (Score:3, Funny)

by linhares ( 1241614 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @06:26PM (#26935729)

...they're finally getting a new theme? Seriously, of all the things to mention in the summary, you focus on the not-brown? There's a page long rant about cloud computing, about the eucalyptus project, and why the release is named koala. And you mention that, like every release, there's talk of it possibly not being brown?
You must be new to ubuntu.

Re:Damn (Score:3, Funny)

by Daimanta ( 1140543 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @06:36PM (#26935841) Journal

Plundering Plankton?

Re:Another one! (Score:3, Funny)

by jaavaaguru ( 261551 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @06:37PM (#26935863) Homepage

Koala's whats?

"the horribly alliterative Ubuntu family" (Score:5, Funny)

by John Hasler ( 414242 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @06:49PM (#26936023) Homepage

Shouldn't that read "the appallingly alliterative Ubuntu family"?

Re:Cat got you karma-whoring-80-column ass? (Score:3, Funny)

by sgage ( 109086 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @06:57PM (#26936123)

I think you meant kloud komputing.

Re:And just like a koala (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @06:59PM (#26936145)

Or their mothers?

Re:Another one! (Score:3, Funny)

by retchdog ( 1319261 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @09:04PM (#26937323) Journal

By then, the tin roof may have ... rusted!

Re:Cool (Score:4, Funny)

by im_thatoneguy ( 819432 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @09:08PM (#26937359)

I don't use Windows. Could someone phrase this for a Debian user?

Re:Another one! (Score:3, Funny)

by Valdrax ( 32670 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @09:24PM (#26937433)

That's okay. I just need something set way back in the middle of a field. Just a funky old shack.

Re:The problem with eucalyptus ... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anthony_Cargile ( 1336739 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @09:26PM (#26937439) Homepage

...apparently "in the hope of" getting the fire started B-) ).
My friend, I believe you may have just unveiled the best solution to a known problem [xkcd.com] that I have ever seen.

Re:Another one! (Score:0, Funny)

by ringbarer ( 545020 ) writes: on Saturday February 21, 2009 @05:36AM (#26939527) Homepage Journal

Yes.
At least Linux users have a chance of seeing a real Koala.

Re:Cool (Score:2, Funny)

by HansieC ( 861856 ) writes: on Saturday February 21, 2009 @09:10AM (#26940195)

You just had your release. I'm afraid you'll have to wait another 15 years for the next one.

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Next fall's Ubuntu (Score:1, Funny)

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It will definitely include... (Score:3, Funny)

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"the horribly alliterative Ubuntu family" (Score:5, Funny)

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