First, I want to apologize for the pun. No less than Mark Shuttleworth is responsible. 
Shuttleworth announced today that the name of the upcoming Ubuntu version (11.04) is Natty Narwhal. As he explained, “The Narwhal, as an Arctic (and somewhat endangered) animal, is a fitting reminder of the fact that we have only one spaceship that can host all of humanity….” He further explained, “Being a natty narwhal, of course, means we have some obligation to put our best foot forward.”
In other news yesterday, Canonical announced the release of uTouch 1.0, Ubuntu’s multi-touch and gesture stack. With Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick, Ubuntu will support multi-touch screens.
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I had to look up that whale. Kinda funky with the tusk. Maybe 11.04 will skewer Windows?
I debated whether I should post a picture. I hope an Ubuntu-loving cartoonist goes somewhere with the Narwhal vs. Windows idea.
Narwhals are neat. Apparently scientists still can’t agree what the tusk is for!
Multitouch Ubuntu desktop?! Sounds exciting! One step closer to a DIY “Microsoft Surface”.