Fedora naming proposal based on Periodic Table of Elements

[Lynn Dixon]

Hello everyone!
In light of the recent opening of suggestions for Fedora 19 Names (
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Name_suggestions_for_Fedora_19 ), I wanted
to bring this topic back up.

A few months ago, we had loosely discussed the possibility of using the
Periodic Table of Elements as sources of names for future Fedora releases.
 Since there was a lot of discussion, I did not include the entire email
chain below, but here is a link to the archives for a refresher:
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/advisory-board/2012-July/011736.html


So, is it even possible to refresh this discussion? Do we still think this
is something we should persue?

Thanks!
Lynn


On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 12:23 PM, inode0 <inode0 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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