Why did Ubuntu skip letters in the 1st four release names for Ubuntu?
The story of the 1st release being named "Warty Warthog", because it lacked polish, is well know, but why didn't they continue alphabetically from there?
Here are the 1st four releases:
- "W"... Ubuntu 4.10 - Warty Warthog
- "H"... Ubuntu 5.04 - Hoary Hedgehog
- "B"... Ubuntu 5.10 - Breezy Badger
- "D"... Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Dapper Drake
They skipped to "H" for the 2nd Ubuntu release, instead of continuing with the next letter, "X".
Then skipped to "B" for the 3rd Ubuntu release, instead of continuing with the next letter, "I", or even starting at the beginning with "A".
They skipped "C" entirely for the 4th Ubuntu release and jumped to the letter "D".
After Dapper Drake, every release has been consistently named with the next letter of the alphabet.