Fedora naming proposal

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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Jon Ciesla <limburgher at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Stephen John Smoogen <smooge at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 31 July 2012 10:06, Jon Ciesla <limburgher at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Máirín Duffy <duffy at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Máirín Duffy <duffy at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>>>>> > *IANAL ALERT*
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I think there's an advantage to added an adjective to the front in that
>>>>> > it makes it less likely there's a trademark conflict.
>>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 2012-07-31 at 10:35 -0500, Jon Ciesla wrote:
>>>>> That makes sense, but *please* no alliteration, for aforementioned reasons.
>>>>
>>>> Some ideas to differentiate:
>>>>
>>>> - Adverbs instead of adjectives
>>>
>>> Interesting.
>>>
>>>> - Rhymes instead of alliteration
>>>
>>> I like it, but difficult to do with many elements.  The only thing I
>>> can think of that rhymes with oxygen is doxygen.
>>
>> doesn't xen rhyme with oxygen? Or is oxygen like orange
>
> True.  It's things ending in 'inium' that get hairy.

As I think was pointed out earlier Scientific Linux has used
Beryllium, Boron, and Carbon as its last three code names which would
make a variation of this unappealing to me anyway as it lacks
originality. Sometimes good ideas have just already been taken by
others.

>> In any case, the issue is that elements are trademarked left and
>> right. Planets, mythology, astronomy are trademarked left and right.
>> Which brings up the question.. when does trying to avoid trademark
>> problems take longer and more work than it takes to have something
>> fun? Especially when it is something so ethereal to only last a year
>> to 18 months?
>
> Yeah.  <sigh>

When those doing the work say they won't do it any longer?

John