On Tuesday, 7. August 2012. 14.44.32 Tim wrote: > On Tue, 2012-08-07 at 00:48 -0400, Doug wrote: > > Well, here's my 2¢: I think naming is dumb, *because* there is no > > logical sequence to it--the reader does not know whether the named > > version is current, last year's, or 2005's. > > The naming is in *addition* to the release number. There's no technical > problem in giving it a name. Just, perhaps, a logistical problem if > people keep referring to names that people are unfamiliar with. Also, giving a name to the particular release of a distro has a social/emotional character, like giving a name to a newborn child. It is only natural that developers are emotionally attached to their latest "creation", and want to give it a name, a form of personal touch. People do the same thing for servers, CPU's, automobiles, fishing rods, dogs, cats, hurricanes, etc... It happens all the time, and is a very natural human behavior. Folks who dislike giving a name to a distro don't need to participate in the naming process. As for criticizing the idea, they should first think if they would be willing to name their newborn son as "Child-25/07/2012-male", or would they prefer to call him "Frank Jr.". ;-) HTH, :-) 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
