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This page contains community suggestions for the Fedora 12 release name. All submissions must meet the guidelines for release names.

Cambridge → Leonidas → <new name>? Leonidas is a <blank>, and so is <new name>.

The link between Cambridge and Leonidas was "both are ships of the United States Navy." The link between Leonidas and the new name must be different than that link, and different from any other previous link.

General links automatically rejected
General links such as "is a word" or "is a location", while technically within the scope of the rules, will most certainly be rejected by the Fedora Board. Remember, the goal is to come up with a creative link to Leonidas.

Naming Schedule

  • Name collection: May 18 - May 23
  • List to Fedora Board: May 24 - May 27
  • Board approved list to Legal: May 28 - June 8
  • Community vote on final name: June 9 - June 22, 2009
  • Name announced: June 27, 2009

Name Suggestions

Please read carefully.
The instructions below will help prevent some suggestions from being eliminated early.

How to use this table

  1. Come up with a name idea. Put the name in the first column.
  2. Determine whether it passes the "is-a" test. You must be able to truthfully complete the sentence "Leonidas is a <...>, and so is <YOUR_NAME>." The link to the new name cannot be the same as the link from Cambridge to Leonidas, nor any other previous link. Mark the link in the appropriate column, such as "river in Kazakhstan," "deep-sea organism."
    • Don't choose obvious links, because they usually result in uninteresting names.
    • Don't choose very general names or unclear links.
    • Do choose obscure links to interesting things, which makes for a better name.
    • Do avoid all previous links wherever possible.
    • Do make sure there are at least a couple of ways to link out of the new name to the next name -- and they must be unique too!
  3. Use Google to search for possible trademark collisions. First search for the term itself along with "+software", and then broaden your search to include "+computer", "+hardware", "+technology", "+IT", and so on. Do not skimp on this step.
    • If you find a collision, it is best to find another name. Names that cause collisions will be eliminated by Red Hat's Legal department and thus waste their time, which is a valuable commodity for Fedora. Help us maximize their effectiveness by weeding out names that are trademarks of other entities, especially those in the IT industry.
    • If the collision is outside the IT/computing market, you can still submit the name but you should note the collision in the "Tested" column, and include a link to the site where the collision was found.
    • If you find no collisions, make that notation in the "Tested" column.
  4. Do not mark the approval columns. These are reserved for the approval authorities such as the Board and Red Hat Legal.

Suggestion Table

Name "Is a..." Tested Initial Approval Themeable Board Approved Legal Approved
Pilgrims Belgian chocolate producer No apparent conflicts
Mamba type of APC No apparent conflicts
Aristotle was a teacher of Alexander The Great No apparent conflicts
Hannibal was a Carthaginian military commander No apparent conflicts
Chionis was a famous Ancient Spartan No apparent conflicts
Anaxander was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts
Lindius was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts
Lelex was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts
Myles was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts
Eurotas was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts
Lakedaimon was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Amyklas was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Argalos was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Kynortas was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Perieres was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Oibalos was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Tyandareos was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Hippokoon was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Tyndareos was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Menelaus was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts
Orestes was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts
Teisamenos was a King of Sparta No apparent conflicts link out?
Perseidas is a prolific meteor shower, bigger than leonidas; also Perseus was the hero who killed Medusa and claimed Andromeda, having rescued her from a sea monster. No apparent conflicts Does not pass "is-a" test. Meteor shower is named 'Leonids'
Ahasuerus was also a King present at the Battle of Thermopylae played by Richard Egan in a film No apparent conflicts
Orionid is a shooting star of a meteor shower in November, as is Leonidas (I also tried Perseid first, but unfortunately there is a "Perseid Software" company :( ). No apparent conflicts Does not pass "is-a" test. Meteor shower is named 'Leonids'
Lilofee is an asteroid, as is Leonidas No apparent conflicts
Quetzalcoatl is an asteroid, as is Leonidas There is a compiler by the name of Quetzalcoatl...
Zachariah is the first name of a confederate general, as is Leonidas No apparent conflicts. There is however a musician
Rugosa is a rose. Rugosa is also (link out) a coral, a moon in star wars, a wrinkled frog http://rugosa.com/
Yuri was a president of the USSR http://www.yurisw.com/ ?
Paganini was a voilinist http://www.paganinisoftware.ch/ ?
Xenophanes was an Ancient Greek who died in 480BC No apparent conflicts
Sultry is a type of hybrid tea rose No apparent conflicts
Magritte was a Belgian painter No apparent conflicts
Newen represents the strength (newen in mapudungun) of leonidas No apparent conflicts
Custer was also a leader of a famous last stand No apparent conflicts
Galler Belgian chocolate. Gall also defines as "brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence", which is fitting. No apparent conflicts
Malcolm was also a badass leader who fought against a much larger army. (Firefly) No apparent conflicts
Masaryk there are two is a links with Leonidas on this one - leader and asteroid (Masaryk is asteroid 1841, Leonidas 2782) No apparent conflicts
Manticore A mythological beast that is part Lion (Leonidas means "Lion-like") and who's name is derived from the Greek term "mantikhoras" which is an erroneous pronunciation of the original Persian name. Lion; Greece; Persia... all connections to Leonidas. No apparent conflicts Does not pass "is-a" test
Destination ... route after rom over more than one way. No apparent conflicts Does not pass "is-a" test. Please rephrase if necessary.
Sparta Leonidas was a battle ship and King Leonidas of Sparta died in a battle No apparent conflicts Does not pass "is-a" test
Chuck Norris is a real bad ass that can beat an army almost alone No apparent conflicts 'real bad ass' is a rather tenuous "is-a" link
Darius was a Great King of Persia, Darius the Great No apparent conflicts
Villars is a swiss village and also a swiss chocolate make No apparent conflicts, it's a common name
Behrman ... neighborhood of New Orleans, LA, USA Behrman is a publisher that publishes software books, but there is no software by that name that I can find
Dillard ... neighborhood of New Orleans, LA, USA Dillard's is a department store chain, no software references
Touro ... neighborhood of New Orleans, LA, USA Touro is a college, but no software references
Gorbachev was a President of the Soviet Union, so was Leonid (Russian version of Leonidas) Brezhnev No apparent conflicts
Pelé is a Brazilian soccer player He still alive and the name may be trademarked.
Sócrates is a Brazilian soccer player He still alive, http://www.officeresearch.co.nz/products/workstations/socrates-computer-pods.htm
Zico is a Brazilian soccer player He still alive, no other apparent conflict
Fred is a Brazilian soccer player http://www.photonengr.com/software.html (Optical engineering software)
Intrepid was a (British) Royal Navy ship Conflicts with another distribution :)
Warspite was a Royal Navy ship
Lysimachus was one of Alexander the Great's tutors
(Nadia) Boulanger was famous teacher
Pancras sanctified christian martyr
Xerxes was a commander in the Battle of Thermopylae Crap. Never mind. http://www.xerxes.be/intro.asp
Lion-O was a leader with a name derived from the majestic panthera leo
Name "Is a..." Tested Initial Approval Themeable Board Approved Legal Approved

Various connections that could be explored. "Leonidas is a ..."

  • King
  • Movie character
  • Poem title
  • Chain of (chocolate) stores
  • Asteroids
  • Royal Navy, and US Navy ships

Approval Mark Legend

Approval Mark Meaning
Approved
Rejected
Under review

Rejected Suggestions

Name "Is a..." Tested Initial Approval Board Approved Legal Approved
blackrock Just a cool name. (does not follow link rule)