LTS? WTF!

So, the Dapper Drake Beta is out, which marks the first real use of its formal name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. The LTS distinguishes our Long Term Support releases from the fast-paced, action-packed, high-energy, six-month time-based releases (with an 18 month support period) we’ve seen so far.

But LTS is just begging for some alternative acronym action…

  • Luxury Theatre Seats
  • Leather Trumps Silk
  • Long Tall Sally
  • Lingering Table Sausage
  • Lunch Time Seminar
  • Leaning Toothpick Syndrome
  • Laser Tracking System (we have one of these on GNOME’s Orbital Laser Platform!)

Add your suggestions in the comments! :-)

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This entry was written by Jeff Waugh, posted on April 21, 2006 at 05:18, filed under Uncategorized and tagged ubuntu. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

29 Comments

  1. Thomas Thurman
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 05:25 | Permalink

    Leaning Toothpick Syndrome is the one I’m familiar with. LTS is also a railway running through Barking, where I used to live (it’s the London, Tilbury and Southend line).

  2. Owen Morgan
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 05:38 | Permalink

    Certainly was a WTF! moment. “Ubuntu 6.06 Linux Terminal Server” ?? That was quick!

  3. Phil
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 05:58 | Permalink

    Local Taser Stockist?

  4. Joe H
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 06:00 | Permalink

    Long Tail Software

  5. Chris M
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 06:39 | Permalink

    Lobster Talk Show?

  6. David Hoover
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 07:18 | Permalink

    Lunch This Saturday?
    Look! There’s Something!
    Lock The Store

    Or, to go with the obnoxious trend of self-referencing acronyms, LTS Transcends Specification

  7. Hans Milcher
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 07:40 | Permalink

    Lullaby To viSta (and close bug #1 already, damnit)
    Love That Sh*..Software ;)
    Leather Tranny Softwareengineers

  8. tvon
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 07:42 | Permalink

    Little Tastey Squirrels
    Leprechaun Toe Soup
    1337 Talking Skink

  9. Anonymous
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 07:47 | Permalink

    Losers Track Stable

  10. Travis Shirk
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 08:40 | Permalink

    Low Testosterone Syndrome
    Linus Torvalds Sucks (not really ;))
    Let’s Take Shrooms

  11. Abe
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 08:45 | Permalink

    Licking Table Salt

  12. Bullocks
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 09:03 | Permalink

    Love To Share. =P

  13. Wouter Bolsterlee
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 09:24 | Permalink

    Life’s Too Short :)

  14. Jay
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 09:30 | Permalink

    Loosely Tied Shoes

  15. AdamW
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 09:37 | Permalink

    A suggestion from a competitor…Less Than Spiffy? ;)

    (hey, it’s all in fun :>)

  16. Mike
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 10:32 | Permalink

    Why yes, I could go for a Large Tasty Sandwich.

  17. TongMaster
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 10:40 | Permalink

    LTS: - Little That Sucks.

    Appropriate for this release Jeff :)

  18. Simon H
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 11:23 | Permalink

    LTS :

    Long Time Swindler
    Lazy Time Saver
    Love The Shits
    List Taking Squats
    Limey Talking Scott
    Low Trash System
    Lean Talkin Sonofabitch

  19. Jason Brower
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 15:00 | Permalink

    Lazy Trombone Stalker
    Laura’s Tickling Sarah
    Listen To Shuttleworth
    Line Tip Submitter
    Larry Tried Some

  20. Jonathan Carter
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 16:59 | Permalink

    LTS immediately made me thought of “Linux Terminal Server” :)

  21. Tom
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 18:08 | Permalink

    With this many rediculous comments surely the most appropriate is:

    LET’S TALK SHIT

    :)

  22. Nermal
    Posted April 21, 2006 at 19:19 | Permalink

    Love To Sleep :)

  23. JaneW
    Posted April 22, 2006 at 03:44 | Permalink

    I still like mine:

    Late To Ship :P

  24. KevinG
    Posted April 23, 2006 at 19:46 | Permalink

    Lovely Toe Smell

  25. Gabriel Hurley
    Posted April 24, 2006 at 00:49 | Permalink

    Lucid Tree Snatchers
    Lassie Tears Squirrels
    Laughable Title Shortening

  26. lgespee
    Posted April 24, 2006 at 06:33 | Permalink

    Lower Technical School
    (until about 4 years ago when the name was changed to VMBO, this was a real Dutch acronym “Lagere Technische School”)

  27. Caleb Moore
    Posted April 24, 2006 at 19:26 | Permalink

    “Look’s the shit!”

  28. Caleb Moore
    Posted April 24, 2006 at 19:31 | Permalink

    But wait, there’s more:
    “Linux Takes Shape”
    “Lick The Screen”
    “Loads Thirty Services”
    “Life tastes sweet”
    “Lame Three-word Sentance”

  29. Kurt von Finck
    Posted April 27, 2006 at 19:00 | Permalink

    I may be biased here, but how about “Let’s Talk Support!”

One Trackback

  1. By skyisgrey.org | what difference does it make? on July 27, 2006 at 03:30

    Kemarin gw dapet email dari om Fajran, isinya ngebahas kira-kira apa yah terjemahan Bahasa Indonesia yang pas untuk singkatan DIY? Gara-gara ini gw jadi inget dulu pernah baca tulisan di blognya si Jeff Waugh. Kalo dia mencoba cari akronim dari kata LTS yang ada pada Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Support). Di bawah adalah akronim dari kata LTS versinya Jeff Waugh: Luxury Theatre Seats Leather Trumps Silk Long Tall Sally