The Many Names of Linux Kernels

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!

[Anonymous Coward]

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!

[BetterThanCaesar]

That's not a link. That's a URL. This is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_kernel_names [wikipedia.org]

git log -p Makefile | grep "^ NAME = " | uniq -d

[alanw]

  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