On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:47:47 -0400 David <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. I think that depends on your own definitions. I do not find Beefy Miracle neat or cute IMHO. -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://counter.li.org/] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -- 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
