What software do you know that uses mythological names for its release (version) codenames?

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It would violate my NDA to say anything more than: yes, all of the software I've helped develop use the name of mythical creatures during development

Misspelledusernme@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Don't know much mythology. Do Thunderbird and Firefox count?

Edit. Just realized those aren't version codenames.

croobat@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I just realized thunder+bird is wordplay for fire+fox. Damn am I slow.

pmk@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 1y

For a while Debian had IceDove and IceWeasel due to trademark issues.

Naich@lemmings.world · 5 pts · 1y

Closest I can get is my server is hosted with a company called Mythic Beasts, who use mythological beast names for their hardware.

BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I prefer version numbers. If you want to give it a nickname too, that's fine, but having to remember what order mythical names were released in just to track versions is super annoying.

bob_lemon@feddit.org · 5 pts · 1y

The trick with nicknames is using them in alphabetical order.

dirkgentle@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y

elementary OS

Pringles@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

Lansweeper uses Belgian beers. Not quite mythological but I think that's pretty funny.

ace_garp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Trisquel GNU/Linux

All releases are named after Celtic goddesses/gods from Wales, Ireland, Gaul etc.

LNRDrone@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1y

Yeah I think everything that I'm aware of uses version numbers, not that the numbers always necessarily make much sense either