Proposal request for ideas on naming Fedora releases.

[Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.]

On 08/11/2012 07:47 PM, David wrote:
> On 8/11/2012 7:16 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
>> On 08/11/2012 04:20 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
>>> On 08/11/2012 12:41 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
>>>> As far as I can see, there's no imminent harm to giving a new release of
>>>> an OS a name, if anything it gives it an identity, something to
>>>> associate it with, such as when two developers are talking and one says
>>>> have you seen the splash screens for "Verne"?....with the two of them
>>>> BOTH knowing what Fedora 16's "name" is. If someone doesn't think an OS
>>>> release shouldn't' be named they can just ignore the name and go ahead
>>>> and call it by whatever makes them happy! Remember Linux is all about
>>>> "Freedom Of Choice"...whatever you choose to do, (within bounds of
>>>> course!) is fine!
>>> I have no problems, personally, in naming releases.  I'm sure it's
>>> much easier for the devs to refer to them by name, especially in
>>> conversation.  And, for some distros, such as Ubuntu, the userbase
>>> tends to use the names, not release number, making the names even more
>>> important.  My objection to the name for F17 is that it sounds
>>> immature, rather as though it had been picked by a thirteen-year-old
>>> boy suffering from testosterone overload for the first time.  Yes, I
>>> understand that it was picked to honor the memory of a well-liked
>>> Fedora developer, but that's what it looks like to me.
>>>
>>> Names can be a good thing, but an ill-chosen one can be a PR
>>> nightmare.  I think that the only reason we've not had trouble over
>>> Beefy Miracle is the fact that most people who know anything about
>>> Fedora tend to ignore the names and those who don't mostly know why it
>>> got the name. This time, we got lucky and didn't end up with a metric
>>> butload of bad publicity.  In the future, I think that some of the
>>> more mature devs might want to take a little time to make sure that we
>>> use a little common sense and avoid such names.
>>>
>>> YMMV, and if it does, please remember that the above is only my
>>> opinion and you're free to ignore it if you want.
>> No worries Joe! I feel that we can *all *contribute something to this
>> great project known as Fedora, so even YOUR opinion counts!...As for
>> myself....I'd like to see the names go in a more "Start Trek / Star Wars
>> / Battlestar Galactica" direction myself......but hey....here's to
>> hoping!...
>
> I don't give a damn what the devs use for names as long as they are
> *not* like Ubuntu. Constipated Chicken. Four legged Duck. Soon to be
> dieing fish. Three legged dog.  Etc.
>
> I see the Ubuntu users actually using those names. I have "Constipated
> Chicken" installed and CD won't burn!!!  Really? You expect a Linux
> install named  "Constipated Chicken"  to burn a CD/DVD!! <sigh>
>
> OHG guys. Neat names or cute names but not stupid, embarrassing names.
I would have to agree about the names for Ubuntu.....sometimes it can 
get scary....but I think they have a theme....that the first name and 
the last name have to have the same letter?...and there's not a lot of 
things that begin with certain letters...(I mean really 
people....Oneiric Ocelot?.....wouldn't 
"only"....."ornery"......."outlandish"......."opposing"....obligated?.....have 
worked too?...LoL!)


EGO II