board followup to "Connotation analysis for Fedora Project codename"

[Josh Boyer]

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Toshio Kuratomi <a.badger at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Why at the same time as legal review?  If the Board/community is going
>> to disallow a name due to connotation, then it's a waste of resources
>> (both human and financial) to have lawyers vetting that name.
>>
> The thought was that the timeline for vetting names looks usually like this:

<snip stuff I already know, having run the name game for multiple releases>

> Community feedback about problems with certain names can be raised at any
> time prior to the Board vetting the names and then the Board can use that
> feedback to strike that name from the list that goes to Legal.  However,
> names may be added to that list until very close to the Board vetting so
> formally asking some group to vette the names and receive feedback about
> whether there's a problem at that time would be a bit of a rush.

The point where I'm confused is why there is a separate week time period
at all.  The group(s) doing connotative analysis on the names can very
well just do it as the names come in.  Just add a field on the wiki for
"connotation" comments and off they go.  Very similar to "Themeable" and
"Initial Approval", neither of which wait until all the names are there.

(Though looking at the F17 page, it seems people aren't doing the
Initial approval thing at all, which is a shame because it was a great
help to the Board previously.)

I don't see the need to delay for a week for something that can be done
on the fly.  It's creating an unnecessary delay.

josh