Proposal request for ideas on naming Fedora releases.

Paul Allen Newell pnewell at cs.cmu.edu
Sun Aug 12 00:23:36 UTC 2012


On 8/11/2012 4:48 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
>
> Actually, I wouldn't think it a bad thing for a release named 
> Bernhardt.  Why?  Because the very first fedora was designed to be 
> part of costume for Sarah Bernhardt in the play Fedora in 1882 and 
> started out strictly as a woman's hat.  Later, of course, in the 1920s 
> and 30s, it became popular among politicians and gangsters. I doubt 
> very many people would vote for it, but it'd be a neat thing to suggest.

I certainly think this makes things clearer when someone writes "my 
Fedora system is acting up"

Thanks for the information,
Paul



More information about the users mailing list