What about calling Fedora 18 Ritchie? emiliollbb On 10/14/11, Jaroslav Reznik <jreznik@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 09:22:06PM -0500, inode0 wrote: >> > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Tim Burke <tburke@xxxxxxxxxx> >> > wrote: >> > > Great concept! >> > > Given that its too disruptive for F16, what about considering it >> > > for F17 >> > > instead. Do people think that the prominence of a release name, >> > > albeit >> > > delayed, is more of a commemoration than an honorarium in >> > > relnotes/announcement? >> > >> > I would really like to see whatever we do done for F16 to be >> > timely. >> > There really isn't any requirement that the theming match the >> > release >> > name, just a tradition. If it isn't too late to just change the >> > release name within F16 I certainly would not object to doing that, >> > although I think a public statement via the release announcement >> > would >> > be nice too as that would, I hope, keep Ritchie's memory in the >> > public >> > eye and remind people of his importance to our community. >> > >> > Perhaps the board could call a quick open forum to discuss this, so >> > we >> > could find out what our options really are at this stage of the F16 >> > cycle? >> > >> Probably also needs to get passed to Legal. I know the Board has >> a pre-filter that's roughly "no living famous people".. Not sure with >> someone recently deceased if they'll worry about next of kin taking >> offense >> or something. > > Toshio, that's my main concern - don't understand me wrong, without > Dennis Ritchie, we wouldn't be here, there wouldn't be Fedora etc., > but after S. J. passed away, KHL Lokomotiv jet crash (you should > see squares in main cities full of crying people), I became somehow > immune to this fight for who's mourning more :( Please, let's to > it in more piet way. > > Wp does not have to be tied to code name, in case we go with Ritchie > codename, I'd skip Verne as F16 is going to be branded in Verne > style. > > Jaroslav > >> -Toshio >> >> _______________________________________________ >> advisory-board mailing list >> advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board > _______________________________________________ > advisory-board mailing list > advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board > _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board