Proposal request for ideas on naming Fedora releases.

jdow jdow at earthlink.net
Sun Aug 12 04:11:13 UTC 2012


On 2012/08/11 18:09, David wrote:
> On 8/11/2012 8:27 PM, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:47:47 -0400
>> David <dgboles at gmail.com> 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 think that depends on your own definitions. I do not find Beefy
>> Miracle neat or cute IMHO.
>>
>
> Bluntly? No insult meant to the devs? Or whomever picked that name.
>
> "Beefy Miracle", IMHO, is the name of the well endowed male actor in a
> cheap porno video.

+1

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