[jasonjayr]

Sure; but (IMHO) I think the code names provide an visible and fun reminder that this operating is a operating system for hackers, and this is a tiny bit of personality from that ethos baked into the system.

Debian labels itself the 'universal operating system', and makes no aspirations to cater to the lowest common denominator of users.

[brazzy]

>Debian labels itself the 'universal operating system', and makes no aspirations to cater to the lowest common denominator of users.

That's a bit of a contradiction.

[mbreese]

Universal operating system for a wide variety of hardware, but some expertise is assumed for the user.

Kind of a novel choice now that I think about it... most projects aim for more users, which means less assumed knowledge, which necessitates more limits on hardware. Not a bad choice, just different.