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		Shawnj2 on Oct 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Retroactive: Run Aperture, iPhoto and iTunes on ma... Both MacOS and Ubuntu have a funny name and a number, the question is really just which people actually use. You could call Sonoma MacOS 13 or Sonoma, and you can call Ubuntu 22.04 Ubuntu 22.04 or Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish.

paulryanrogers on Oct 19, 2023 [–]

At least the Ubuntu names increment alphabetically

skyyler on Oct 19, 2023 | [–]

This makes Ubuntu's naming scheme way better, IMO.

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