I think this beefy miracle, and the spherical cow - made an radical step that grabs attention, and everybody wants to know our system. I think we can simply use discoverers, scientists to respect before them - and they are reachable all over in many themes. What do you think? 2012/7/20 Caitlyn O'Hanna <ravenoak@xxxxxxxxx>: > As "suit-and-tie" as some may view it, I'd rather have "$distro > $relver" than "$distro $relver > $somestupidname-yes-im-talking-to-you-beefy-miracle" > > What happened to the days of having names like Leonidas and Verne? > Maybe include in the rules that it needs to be slightly more relevant > than "beey miracle" or "chicken vindaloo"? > > > --Caitlyn > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:29 AM, DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> You are not allowed to post to this mailing list, and your message >>> has been automatically rejected. If you think that your messages >>> are being rejected in error, contact the mailing list owner at >>> advisory-board-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. >> >> Please do not give instructions to the general population, that the >> general population cannot follow. I am thus posting to the users@ >> list, where this original request was sent. >> >> >> My only request is to avoid names that sound like themes from other >> distros. Any scheme we choose needs to be different enough to stand >> on its own. >> >> For example, any "$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 >> -- >> 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 >> Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > -- > 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 > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- PGP: 06853DF7 -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
