Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:22:53 +0800 | Subject | Re: [RESEND] Please consider name next Linux release "I love Linux" (Re: Linux 5.19) | From | YanTeng Si <> |
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在 2022/8/12 14:31, Gao Xiang 写道: > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 11:28:12AM +0800, Huacai Chen wrote: >> Hi, all, >> >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 10:40 AM Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com> wrote: >>> Hi Boyang, >>> >>> On 08/11/22 at 10:02pm, Zhang Boyang wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> On 2022/8/1 05:43, Linus Torvalds wrote: >>>>> (*) I'll likely call it 6.0 since I'm starting to worry about getting >>>>> confused by big numbers again. >>>> Could you please consider name the next Linux release (5.20 or 6.0) "I love >>>> linux" ? The number "5.20" is a wordplay in Chinese, which means "I love >>>> you" [1], thus "Linux 5.20" can be read as "I love Linux" in Chinese. >>>> >>>> Even if next kernel version is 6.0, I think it's probably a good idea for >>>> both Chinese-speakers and non-Chinese speakers to express our love to Linux >>>> Kernel. >>> Interesting idea, LOL. >>> >>> Yes, 520 means 'I love you' in chinese since it has the similar pronunciation >>> with '我爱你'. I even don't remember since when May 20th becomes another >>> holiday similar to Valentine's day in China. While I have complicated feeling >>> about 520. It means on each May 20th, I also need prepare gift for my wife. I >>> am not a romantic person, preparing gift to lover is always a torture to me. >>> So almost each May 20th day, Valentine's day, double seventh festival which is >>> a traditional Valentine's day, I will become nervous, and it ends up >>> with a satisfactory gift, or a bunch of flower and a digital red envelope with >>> 520¥ and then complainment and blame in next two weeks. >>> >>> So, for naming next release as '5.20', I will vote for it w/o hesitance. No need >>> to prepare gift, and can express our love to Linux kernel, it sounds >>> awesome. >>> >>> Meanwhile, I would remind people to take it easy. Whether the suggestion >>> is accepted or not, it doesn't impact the fact that linux may have >>> become part of our life, not just our work, considering many kernel developers >>> are workoing form home. But if you have boasted to your girlfriend >>> or wife, and want to take this as a gift to her, you should try harder to >>> convince Linus. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Baoquan >> Frankly, I agree with Boyang and Baoquan. :) > +1, I'm fine with either approach. If there is a 5.20 version, that is > fine. > > The traditional Valentine's day of China is `Qixi Festival` which is the seventh > day of the seventh lunisolar month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar [1]. > > There are also other somewhat special days in China such as `Programmer day` > (Oct, 24 each year), yet I'm not sure if anyone out of China heard of it. > > Personally I think 521 (yi vs ni) sounds more similar to "我爱你" in Mandarin > Chinese and who knows how many special days for couples -- since I'm single. ;) > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qixi_Festival
How romantic! I agree to all the abrove.
Thanks,
Yanteng
> > Thanks, > Gao Xiang > >> Huacai >>>> The name of Linux kernel release has a long history of play-on-words [2]. >>>> For example, 5.15 is named "Trick or Treat" and 5.17 is named "Superb Owl". >>>> >>>> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Internet_slang >>>> >>>> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history >>>> >>>> Thanks and regards, >>>> Zhang Boyang >>>>
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