Linux 5.17-rc4 Released As The "Superb Owl"

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 5.17-rc4 Released As The "Superb Owl"

Linus Torvalds is out with his latest Sunday weekly test release of the maturing Linux 5.17 kernel...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.17-rc4-Released

[kbios]

Nice nick, but linux will be the Unicycling gorilla forever for me

[Archprogrammer]

I'm pretty sure the "Superb Owl" name is a reference to the film/series "What we do in the shadows" - in which a party relating to said sporting event is erroneously named a "Superb Owl Party".

[waxhead]

Somehow I think 'Lean Ox' would be better...

[intelfx]

I'm pretty sure the "Superb Owl" name is a reference to the film/series "What we do in the shadows" - in which a party relating to said sporting event is erroneously named a "Superb Owl Party".

Maybe it's a reference to an actual Super Bowl that's happening right now in LA? Misspelling it as "superb owl" is a widely known meme that started in early 2000s.

[Delgarde]

Maybe it's a reference to an actual Super Bowl that's happening right now in LA? Misspelling it as "superb owl" is a widely known meme that started in early 2000s.

Yeah, lots of jokes along those lines. The Atlantic does an annual photo collection for Superb Owl Sunday... a highlight of the calendar for all fans of owls...

[deusexmachina]

Hopefully this means we have some truth seekers in the Linux kernel dev community!

[skeevy420]

I'm pretty sure the "Superb Owl" name is a reference to the film/series "What we do in the shadows" - in which a party relating to said sporting event is erroneously named a "Superb Owl Party".

Superb Owl was from Twitter in 2008. From there it has been used by all sorts of media, usually a jokingly way to get around being sued over the phrase Super Bowl.

[Dr. Righteous]

I'm pretty sure the "Superb Owl" name is a reference to the film/series "What we do in the shadows" - in which a party relating to said sporting event is erroneously named a "Superb Owl Party".

No way 'eh! Got to be from this Album!
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[skeevy420]

No way 'eh! Got to be from this Album!

just because