> > On 10/13/2011 12:10 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > > On Thursday 13 October 2011 15:41:24 Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > >> Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename > > >> suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be released > > > > > > I think it would be more appropriate to rename F16, rather than wait > > > for > > > > a > > > > > whole year to pay respects to the man. Since Ritche was a key inventor > > > of > > > > both > > > > > C and UNIX, I believe a case can be made to make an exception and > > > rename > > > > the > > > > > first upcoming release, which will be F16. > > > > > > Rahul, can you present the case to the relevant people, maybe open a > > > vote > > > > on > > > > > it so that everyone can formally state their opinion? > > > > > > My suggestion is the following: > > > > > > (1) Rename F16 to "Ritchie" (or "Dennis", whatever people like better), > > > (2) Rename F17 to "Verne" (in order not to insult the great writer), > > > (3) Rename F18 to "Beefy Miracle" (in order to keep the chain of "is a" > > > naming). > > > > > > I think that is the least Fedora Community can do to pay respects to > > > > Dennis > > > > > Ritchie. Opinions? I have just sent the official proposal to Fedora Advisory Board list, as Rahul suggested. Now we wait and see what happens. :-) Anyone willing to chime in on the dissussion there, please do. Best, :-) Marko -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
