Hi folks! :-) I'm an "outsider" on this list so feel free to ignore me, but I think I may have a good idea for a different codename strategy. Namely, there are projects out there that give codenames to releases based on particular features introduced in each release. For example, mplayer has (or had) a "<something>Counter" codenames, where <something> was a particular thing connected to a particular release. So they had codenames like BugfixCounter, CodecCounter, PatentCounter, RTFMCounter, BirthdayCounter, etc. Now, each Fedora release is always full of new stuff, and proud to be showcasing leading edge technologies. So why wouldn't we think on the lines of naming like (for example) "<latest>Tech": DesktopTech, InitTech, KernelTech, CompilerTech, OfficeTech, SambaTech, GlibcTech, ScienceTech, SpinsTech, ..., based on the most prominent piece of new software being implemented in the particular release of Fedora? Of course, I chose "<latest>Tech" just as an example, someone can probably think of a more interesting proposal. What would be put in as <latest> can be voted upon, and the proposals would come naturally, based on the new stuff developed&implemented in а given release. Some features of this naming scheme: * Codenames can be repeated, if appropriate. * We can never run out of good ideas for them, since in each Fedora release there is some new tech. * We can always have cool names, not embarrasing or insulting to anyone. Legal issues would probably be nonexistent. * Codenames will be practically informative about the contents of a release (to some extent). * Ambassadors will be able to use the codenames to showcase latest technology to the public. * People can remember codenames of various releases in a natural and intuitive way, based on the particular piece of software that was introduced in a particular release for the first time (think NetworkManagerTech, PulseaudioTech, SystemdTech, Grub2Tech, Gnome3Tech, or such). And last, but most importantly: * These codenames would eliminate endless e-mail discussions on whether we need a codename or not. ;-) Everyone can be happy with the names (hopefully). Just a suggestion for thinking outside of the box. :-) HTH, :-) Marko _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
