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Apple's Future OS X Names May Include Yosemite, Mammoth, Big Sur, Redwood, Pacific, and More
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I think these people really already know this. It's just a rather pitiful way to get attention.
Wasn't Yosemite the blue and white G3 Power Macs?
It would seem weird to me to name a new OS with a name that was used previously...
It would seem weird to me to name a new OS with a name that was used previously...
Part/version numbers just look like the decimal system; 10.10 is not the same as 10.1.
Consider that the current OS X release is 10.9.2, which is also not a number in the decimal counting system. Look at software release numbers like 7.2.1238, etc.
I've just gotta highlight a few here....
OS X Manlove
OS X Ohm
OS X Weedpatch
OS X Forks Of Salmon
OS X Rough and Ready
OS X Þ
And my favorite...
OS X 10.10.5 5 Brooks
Well, it is happening already. You have these appliance type OS including iOS, Surface RT, ChromeOS, Android, FirefoxOS that are going for the top 80% of the user base. Then you have the more flexible and customizable OSs like Windows 8 (Intel), Linux, and OSX for the heavy lifting. Perhaps these traditional OS platforms will stay around but new features will be very gradual without any major replacement anytime soon.
Well at least it seems like Mac OS X will be around for a while with many name options. I got my first iPhone in 2007 at launch and my first Mac (MBP pre-unibody) the next year. I loved both but really loved my iPhone the most. Lately I feel like the love affair with iOS is wearing off a little and I'm all about Macs. I really want to get a 12" rMBA when that launches as well as a Mac Pro and 4K Thunderbolt 2 display. That excites me quite a bit more than the next iPhone upgrade. Honestly my iPhone 5 is about the perfect phone. Maybe a little bigger screen or better camera would be nice. Don't care too much about the rest. If iPhone 6 has enough ram I might just keep it for 3-4 years unless they create something truly revolutionary.
My favorite names from the list are:
I can already see some of the imagery in the desktops, marketing materials, and more. Can't wait!
My favorite names from the list are:
- Redwood
- Grizzly
- Tiburon
- Skyline
I can already see some of the imagery in the desktops, marketing materials, and more. Can't wait!
OSX: The Projects 
J/k
I like Skyline but most of them sound pretty good. I sure like change from the cat names that's for sure.
J/k
I like Skyline but most of them sound pretty good. I sure like change from the cat names that's for sure.
Why don't you guys get it?
I'm not trying to be rude, but nobody seems to get that it's not weird for software to cross the .10 mark. An example would be Ubuntu, whose last release was 13.10. OS X is a well known brand, and it would be like making a new MacBook Pro, called ComputerSystem instead of Mac. It's the name of the system,. The X refers to the Unix kernel that it is based on, and will not change until we leave the Unix like system, which won't happen anytime soon, if ever. I mean the system we run now is nothing like the original Unix, except it works with the same commands. The algorithms for the commands have been changed a lot though. It is not only because it came after OS 9. It would be incredibly sad if Apple were to abandon the OS X name.
I'm not trying to be rude, but nobody seems to get that it's not weird for software to cross the .10 mark. An example would be Ubuntu, whose last release was 13.10. OS X is a well known brand, and it would be like making a new MacBook Pro, called ComputerSystem instead of Mac. It's the name of the system,. The X refers to the Unix kernel that it is based on, and will not change until we leave the Unix like system, which won't happen anytime soon, if ever. I mean the system we run now is nothing like the original Unix, except it works with the same commands. The algorithms for the commands have been changed a lot though. It is not only because it came after OS 9. It would be incredibly sad if Apple were to abandon the OS X name.
You appear to have typed 'nobody' when you actually meant to write 'a very small number of people'.
A lot of us called "Redwood" during the threads after they announced Mavericks.
Although, Kenny Loggins and Virgin America may have something to say on it.
I believe we also listed Zzyzx as well, which I think should have a good shot.
I'll go out on a limb and also submit Calaveras. If anything, would make a good codename for a beta.
BL.
Although, Kenny Loggins and Virgin America may have something to say on it.
I believe we also listed Zzyzx as well, which I think should have a good shot.
I'll go out on a limb and also submit Calaveras. If anything, would make a good codename for a beta.
BL.
Ubuntu actually uses a bit more sane version numbering. The latest is actually 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr. Much newer than 13.10 Saucy Salamander. But they do use XX.04 (LTS release) and XX.10 (standard release), adding in the leading zero.
(LTS is short for long term support, where security updates are guaranteed for 3 years minimum. Standard releases are supported usually only for ~1 year).
However, I'm glad you pointed out that the X doesn't mean 10 in reference to OS X. So many people are confused by this, coming after OS9 and all.
It's a little different than that. Ubuntu releases twice a year on April (04) and October (10). The version number is the year it's released. So this year we'll get 14.04, an LTS release which happens every 2 years with the 04's (last one was 12.04), and 14.10. Next year, it'll be 15.04, and 15.10, with the next LTS being 16.04.
FUN FACTS!
According to the guy who introduced the new naming scheme, the one around California, they needed a name to use for OS X for the next 10 years. Not for the OS, he said OS and then the number 10. That's what the X means, obviously. So something tells me OS X has a lot of life left in it.
I'm sticking with Mountain Lion until they fix Quick Look in Mavericks. I use it way too much to tolerate losing it.
Also, despite the odd orangish-tanish look, they have some of the funnest alliteratey OS names like "Warty Warthog", "Lucid Lynx", "Intrepid Ibex" and one of my favorites (because it's 10.10) "Maverick Meerkat".