def METHOD_NAME(name):
    """
    Returns a boolean (True) if the minion's current
    version code name is less than the named version.
    name
        The release code name to check the version against.
    CLI Example:
    .. code-block:: bash
        salt '*' salt_version.less_than 'Oxygen'
    """
    if _check_release_cmp(name) == -1:
        log.info("The minion's version code name is less than '%s'.", name)
        return True
    return False