Proposal request for ideas on naming Fedora releases.
 

On Wed, 2012-07-18 at 21:48 -0400, Eric Christensen wrote:
> The Fedora Board is soliciting ideas for how to name Fedora releases
> from community members. Proposals should be sent to the Advisory
> Board list[0][1] no later than 16:00 UTC on 25 July 2012. The
> community is invited to discuss the proposals on the Advisory Board list.
>
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I don't know if you mean a proposal for how the names would be
determined in general or if you mean a proposal for a specific theme,
but I hope this covers what you are looking for (please let me know if
not):

https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Suggestions_for_Fedora_Codename_Th eme

I do think that an election per release could be held going forward with
pretty much any of these naming schemes. I disagree with the following
assertion from the previous board meeting meetings: "For instance, with
most theme proposals, there really isn't a need for people to vote on
choices like "redwood, sequoia, or oak" every release."

Redwood, sequoia, and oak are not representative of the variety of
potential names within *many* themes Fedora contributors submitted to
that page. Here's a few more representative triplets from that page:

- Hammerhead, Chocolate Dalmatian, Libbylou
- Ginger, Peppermint, Jasmine
- Stroopwafel, Oatmeal, Biscotti


Currently we accept name proposals that fit a specific rule. That rule
is unwieldy, confusing, and results in obscure, odd, and
difficult-to-work-with names. There are typically only one or two
choices that are marginally suitable as release names, so by similar
logic there isn't a need to vote between the choices.

The proposal I present here on the behalf of the twelve Fedora
contributors who worked on it simply looks to change that 'rule' to
something that's more easily understood and results in names that are
more likely to be appealing and provide a nice coherent theme for Fedora
over time, resulting in a minimal change in process for a large gain in
appeal for the code names.

That being said, I would also prefer we not emphasize the code names
nearly as much as we do, and instead emphasize the features present in
each release. It is really sad, for example, how far many more people
associate Fedora 17 with hotdogs than with any single one of the awesome
new features present in it. (My favorites: Gimp 2.8 and Calligra Flow!)

Thanks,
~m

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On 2012-07-18 19:43, Máirín Duffy wrote:

That being said, I would also prefer we not emphasize the code names
nearly as much as we do, and instead emphasize the features present in
each release. It is really sad, for example, how far many more people
associate Fedora 17 with hotdogs than with any single one of the awesome
new features present in it. (My favorites: Gimp 2.8 and Calligra Flow!)


While I agree with your reasoning, my impression is that Fedora 17 is
the exception rather than the rule, and in general it doesn't even come
close to the pervasiveness of many other distros' code names. Are there
really that many people out there who still remember Fedora 14's, for
instance? I used that release nearly every day for a year and I still
had to look it up, but I can list every Ubuntu code name even though
I've never even used the distro before. It doesn't seem particularly
fair to generalize based only on recent experiences, especially when
said experiences seem to be primarily due to the added attention we got
from choosing a name that is much more silly than most.


Of course if I'm completely out of touch with reality then I could
really use a nice, healthy dose of it. 8^)


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On Wed, 2012-07-18 at 23:15 -0700, Garrett Holmstrom wrote:
> While I agree with your reasoning, my impression is that Fedora 17 is
> the exception rather than the rule, and in general it doesn't even come
> close to the pervasiveness of many other distros' code names. Are there
> really that many people out there who still remember Fedora 14's, for
> instance? I used that release nearly every day for a year and I still
> had to look it up, but I can list every Ubuntu code name even though
> I've never even used the distro before. It doesn't seem particularly
> fair to generalize based only on recent experiences, especially when
> said experiences seem to be primarily due to the added attention we got
> from choosing a name that is much more silly than most.
>
> Of course if I'm completely out of touch with reality then I could
> really use a nice, healthy dose of it. 8^)

I think recall of Ubuntu codenames is helped by their alphabetical
order...

I am very much hoping F17 is the exception, not the rule, because I'm
really not crazy about cows.

~m

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My only request is to avoid names that sound like themes from other
distros. Any scheme we choose needs to be different enough to stand
on its own.

For example, any "$adjective $noun" name is going to make people think
of Ubuntu, and any "$distro $name" is going to sound like Debian. The
previous "Fedora $release $is-a-noun" scheme was "our way" and IMHO we
should return to that.

Removing the code name completely seems to me like a step in the
suit-and-tie direction and I would hate to see our project go that
path.

DJ Delorie
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On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Eric Christensen
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> The Fedora Board is soliciting ideas for how to name Fedora releases
> from community members. Proposals should be sent to the Advisory
> Board list[0][1] no later than 16:00 UTC on 25 July 2012. The
> community is invited to discuss the proposals on the Advisory Board list.
>
> [0] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
> [1] advisory-board@lists.fedoraproject.org
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> Thanks,
> Eric "Sparks"
> Fedora Board Member


My only comment is to *please* don't choose to use really stupid names
like Ubuntu uses.
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On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:29:29 -0400
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On 07/19/2012 11:46 AM, David Boles wrote:

My only comment is to*please* don't choose to use really stupid names
like Ubuntu uses.


You mean like "Beefy Miracle?" Seriously, I always thought that Fedora
18's code name should be a celebration of Life. Two brownie points to
the first person to figure out why.

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On 7/19/2012 15:06, Joe Zeff wrote:
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> You mean like "Beefy Miracle?" Seriously, I always thought that Fedora
> 18's code name should be a celebration of Life. Two brownie points to
> the first person to figure out why.

You mean apart from the "18 = Chai (Hebrew) = Life (English)" thing?
-Don
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On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Joe Zeff <joe@zeff.us> wrote:
> I always thought that Fedora 18's code name should be a celebration of Life.

Fedora 18 Tent Pole

celebrating life outdoors

FC
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On 07/19/2012 12:09 PM, Don Levey wrote:

On 7/19/2012 15:06, Joe Zeff wrote:


You mean like "Beefy Miracle?" Seriously, I always thought that Fedora
18's code name should be a celebration of Life. Two brownie points to
the first person to figure out why.


You mean apart from the "18 = Chai (Hebrew) = Life (English)" thing?
-Don



Give yourself two brownie points. I've mentioned this at least once
before, if not twice, and you're the first person to pick up on it.

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