Proposal request for ideas on naming Fedora releases.

[David]

On 8/12/2012 12:11 AM, jdow wrote:
> 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
> 
> But I'm an old woman and who cares what old women think?
> 
> {^_^}

There are no 'old women'. Just women with experience in life. And who
cares? Me for one. A women with experience makes for a much more
interesting date than a 'air head'.

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  David