The Many Names of Linux Kernels 73
dartttt writes "Not many people know that Kernel releases have their codenames. Most of the Linux 2.6 and 3.x kernels include a name in the Makefile of their source trees, which can be found in the git repository. They are not publicized as such but some of them are really hilarious."
Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman! (Score:5, Informative)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_kernel_names is the link worth going to if you want to find out what they are.
Re:Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman! (Score:5, Informative)
git log -p Makefile | grep "^ NAME = " | uniq -d (Score:5, Informative)
NAME = "Divemaster Edition"
NAME = Sneaky Weasel
NAME = Flesh-Eating Bats with Fangs
NAME = Sheep on Meth
NAME = Man-Eating Seals of Antiquity
NAME = Vindictive Armadillo
NAME = Temporary Tasmanian Devil
NAME = Erotic Pickled Herring
NAME = Killer Bat of Doom
NAME = Rotary Wombat
NAME = Funky Weasel is Jiggy wit it
NAME = Arr Matey! A Hairy Bilge Rat!
NAME = Pink Farting Weasel
NAME = Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman!
NAME = Nocturnal Monster Puppy
NAME = Homicidal Dwarf Hamster