naming discussion for Fedora community grid project (previously aka Fedora at Home)

Bryan Che bche at redhat.com
Fri Apr 25 19:19:38 UTC 2008


Hi, we just completed a trademark search on "Sleepwalker," and it turns 
out that it's already being used for software.  So, we're going to have 
to go with a different name.  I've asked for searches on the next 
highest vote-getters, "Turbine" and "Sandman."

Bryan

Bryan Che wrote:
> I've tallied up the votes, and Fedora Sleepwalker wins!  Here are the 
> results:
> 
> Name        +1    0    -1    Total
> Cointelligence    0    1    7    -7
> Compunity    0    1    7    -7
> Dream        0.5    4    4    -3.5
> Group Think    1    2    5    -4
> Nightlife    5    2    2    3
> Re-Cycle    1    5    2    -1
> REM Cycle    2    5    1    1
> Sandman        5.5    4    0    5.5
> Shepherd    0    6    2    -2
> Sleepwalker    11    3    2    9
> Trellis        6    3    3    3
> Turbine        8    2    1    7
> 
> Bryan
> 
> 
> Bryan Che wrote:
>> So, these are the name candidates for the Fedora community grid project:
>>
>> -Cointelligence
>> -Compunity
>> -Dream
>> -Group Think
>> -Nightlife
>> -Re-Cycle
>> -REM Cycle
>> -Sandman
>> -Shepherd
>> -Sleepwalker
>> -Trellis
>> -Turbine
>>
>> Please cast your votes for names: +1/0/-1, and then I'll tabulate and 
>> declare a winner.  The vote is open until 4/11.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bryan
>>
>>
>> Bryan Che wrote:
>>> Hi, as a follow-up to my proposal to create a Fedora community grid 
>>> project 
>>> (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2008-March/msg00022.html) 
>>> and our discussion at fedora-advisory-board regarding naming 
>>> (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2008-March/msg00100.html), 
>>> I asked John Adams and some of the creative people at Red Hat to help 
>>> us brainstorm names for this project.  They did a great job, and I've 
>>> attached the output of their work.  Note that these names are all 
>>> just suggestions and starting points for conversation.
>>>
>>> Please provide input on names.  I'll let the conversation go for a 
>>> week and then put up a consensus vote on 4/4 as to what we will name 
>>> this project.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bryan
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>
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