On 8/11/2012 7:16 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: > On 08/11/2012 04:20 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: >> On 08/11/2012 12:41 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: >>> As far as I can see, there's no imminent harm to giving a new release of >>> an OS a name, if anything it gives it an identity, something to >>> associate it with, such as when two developers are talking and one says >>> have you seen the splash screens for "Verne"?....with the two of them >>> BOTH knowing what Fedora 16's "name" is. If someone doesn't think an OS >>> release shouldn't' be named they can just ignore the name and go ahead >>> and call it by whatever makes them happy! Remember Linux is all about >>> "Freedom Of Choice"...whatever you choose to do, (within bounds of >>> course!) is fine! >> >> I have no problems, personally, in naming releases. I'm sure it's >> much easier for the devs to refer to them by name, especially in >> conversation. And, for some distros, such as Ubuntu, the userbase >> tends to use the names, not release number, making the names even more >> important. My objection to the name for F17 is that it sounds >> immature, rather as though it had been picked by a thirteen-year-old >> boy suffering from testosterone overload for the first time. Yes, I >> understand that it was picked to honor the memory of a well-liked >> Fedora developer, but that's what it looks like to me. >> >> Names can be a good thing, but an ill-chosen one can be a PR >> nightmare. I think that the only reason we've not had trouble over >> Beefy Miracle is the fact that most people who know anything about >> Fedora tend to ignore the names and those who don't mostly know why it >> got the name. This time, we got lucky and didn't end up with a metric >> butload of bad publicity. In the future, I think that some of the >> more mature devs might want to take a little time to make sure that we >> use a little common sense and avoid such names. >> >> YMMV, and if it does, please remember that the above is only my >> opinion and you're free to ignore it if you want. > No worries Joe! I feel that we can *all *contribute something to this > great project known as Fedora, so even YOUR opinion counts!...As for > myself....I'd like to see the names go in a more "Start Trek / Star Wars > / Battlestar Galactica" direction myself......but hey....here's to > hoping!... I don't give a damn what the devs use for names as long as they are *not* like Ubuntu. Constipated Chicken. Four legged Duck. Soon to be dieing fish. Three legged dog. Etc. I see the Ubuntu users actually using those names. I have "Constipated Chicken" installed and CD won't burn!!! Really? You expect a Linux install named "Constipated Chicken" to burn a CD/DVD!! <sigh> OHG guys. Neat names or cute names but not stupid, embarrassing names. -- David -- 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
