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(so.... not to spoil the fun, but a community vote showed that 58% of people want a name of some sort.)
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! Name !! "Is a..." !! Tested !! Initial Approval !! Comments !! Themeable !! Board Approved !! Legal Approved !
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| || A Spherical Cow is not a decent release name, and so is "", because it's not a name at all || No collisions in a null set || || Release names are annoying and create extra work, and recently caused the project to appear silly and unprofessional || Anything Generic || ||
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| Parabolic Potassium || A Spherical Cow is shaped nutrition item, and so is Parabolic Potassium || Potassium is an element on the Periodic Table, and is not trademarked -- Free to use! It has an atomic number of 19 so it matches perfectly with Fedora 19 || || We could use this time to transition into using the Periodic Table of Elements for future Fedora releases (F20 could be Calcium and further). This has been discussed on the Advisory Board list in the past but no official decision made yet. Offering as a suggestion to make the transition || '''No'''; If you disagree please suggest a visual theme. || ||
| Parabolic Potassium || A Spherical Cow is shaped nutrition item, and so is Parabolic Potassium || Potassium is an element on the Periodic Table, and is not trademarked -- Free to use! It has an atomic number of 19 so it matches perfectly with Fedora 19 || || We could use this time to transition into using the Periodic Table of Elements for future Fedora releases (F20 could be Calcium and further). This has been discussed on the Advisory Board list in the past but no official decision made yet. Offering as a suggestion to make the transition || '''No'''; If you disagree please suggest a visual theme. || ||

Revision as of 02:32, 11 October 2012

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READ THE GUIDELINES!
Name suggestions are now being accepted. Please read the guidelines before contributing to maximize chances that your suggestion can be on the ballot.

Rules

This page contains community suggestions for the Fedora 19 release name. All submissions must meet the guidelines for release names.

Beefy Miracle → Spherical Cow → <new name>? Spherical Cow is a <blank>, and so is <new name>.

The link between Beefy Miracle and Spherical Cow was "A beefy miracle is something that has never been observed and so is a spherical cow." The link between Spherical Cow and the new name must be different than that link, and different from any other previous link.

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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 Spherical Cow. The following links will also likely be rejected:
  • Names of living people
  • Well-known trademarks
Please try to find a truly original and obscure link!

Naming Schedule

  • Name collection: October 9 through October 16 (23:59:59 UTC)
  • List to Fedora Board for review: October 17 - Oct. 24
  • Legal Review of Board approved names: October 25 through October 31
  • Setup of Voting Application: November 1 (whenever the legal finishes the audit)
  • Community vote on final name: November 2 through November 8 (23:59:59 UTC)
  • Name announced: November 9

Name Suggestions

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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 "Spherical Cow is a <...>, and so is <YOUR_NAME>." The link to the new name cannot be the same as the link from Beefy Miracle to Spherical Cow, nor any other previous link. Mark the link in the appropriate column, such as "type of chemical reaction," "deep-sea organism."
    • Don't choose obvious links, because they usually result in uninteresting names.
    • Don't choose very general names or unclear links.
    • Don't choose names of living people, or well-known trademarks.
    • 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

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Approval Mark Legend

Name "Is a..." Tested Initial Approval Comments Themeable Board Approved Legal Approved !
Parabolic Potassium A Spherical Cow is shaped nutrition item, and so is Parabolic Potassium Potassium is an element on the Periodic Table, and is not trademarked -- Free to use! It has an atomic number of 19 so it matches perfectly with Fedora 19 We could use this time to transition into using the Periodic Table of Elements for future Fedora releases (F20 could be Calcium and further). This has been discussed on the Advisory Board list in the past but no official decision made yet. Offering as a suggestion to make the transition No; If you disagree please suggest a visual theme.
Spintronic Prism A Spherical Cow is a 3-D object and so is any spintronics in prism form http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/indepth/2008/jan/03/the-spintronics-challenge No; I couldn't find an image of this. If you disagree, please suggest a visual theme.
Solar Wind A Spherical Cow is a gas filled mass which would achieve a very high kinetic energy by farting and a Solar Wind is a stream of charged particles with a very high kinetic energy created when the sun farts This is trademarked as Network Monitoring software: http://www.solarwinds.com/ Yes, see this article with imagery.
Schrödinger's cat Is a theoretical thought experiment No. This would only make for particularly unpleasant visual themes; I don't think Fedorans like dead kitties.
Maxwell's demon is a theoretical thought experiment Yes. The idea could lead to abstract imagery representing the heat transfer between particles (see diagram), or it could inspire metaphoric representations of a door / pathway / possibility becoming opened. Could also lead to abstract imagery representing entrophy from chaos.
Crop Circle Is a mysterious round thing found on a farm Yes. See Firefox crop circle - we could do something similar with the Fedora logo as a photomanip.
Welkin Is an English term referring to the Celesital Sphere Yes. Any number of visual representations of the sky or even space could be used with this name.
Prime Rib A Spherical Cow is a well-prepared work of meat & muscle, and so is Prime Rib. (19 is also a prime number.) None found No. Food does not make for good wallpapers.
Elastic Horses Spherical Cow is a good solution for farmers, and so is elastic horses moving in vacuum. None found No. If you disagree please suggest a visual theme.
Conical Frustum A Spherical Cow is a 3D geometric object that is butchered. So is a Conical Frustum. None found Also considered saying they're both "sliced." No. Visual representations of conical frustums are just not visually compelling.
Boiling Frog Spherical Cow is an animal in a non-natural situation. So is a boiling frog. None found No.
Happy Dragon Spherical Cow is a parade balloon animal. So is Happy Dragon. Only Chinese restaurants found. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade (see 1960) Yes. We could probably get some nice abstract patterns inspired by Asian dragon paintings, for example.
Field of Dreams Spherical Cows are balls on a farm. Field of Dreams is for playing with baseballs on a farm It's a movie, it has nothing to do with the computer industry Yes. We could probably do an abstract, dream-like landscape for this one. Please no baseball fields, though.
Yin Yang Spherical Cow is used as metaphor. Yin and Yang are used as metaphor to indicate harmony and interdependence. Some screensavers, backgrounds, icons Yes. A literal ying and yang symbol wouldn't make for a good wallpaper, but the general theme of harmony and interdependence is pretty good fodder for a nice abstract piece.
Somatotropin is an (insane) way of maximizing the meat volume. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_somatotropin No.
Armstrong The (Spherical) Cow jumped over the moon, as did Neil Armstrong. Small regional IT shops in places called Armstrong. Sounds like Ångström, and there's this script. No longer (sadly) a living person, so it clears that hurdle. Maybe a nice tribute. Yes, but not recommended. Representations of Mr. Armstrong would be ill-advised but we could do a lunar-themed landscape or abstract piece. We've been there and done that, though.
Taylor A spherical cow is an approximation, and so is a Taylor series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_series No.
Hadron A spherical cow is a composite particle, and so is a hadron. Yes. We might be able to do some kind of abstract design based on the design of the large hadron collider, or the patterns colliding hadrons create. Some example images.
Newton A spherical cow is an approximation, and so is Newton's method. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_method No.
Halley A spherical cow is an approximation, and so is Halley's method. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_method Yes, but not recommended. We could do a comet-themed design, but we've already done a lot of space-themed designs.
Feduped anaconda Connection is obvious: Anaconda newUI was planned as a Fedora 17 feature, but it has been delayed and now is landing in Fedora 18. In Fedora 19 it should be stable enough and way better than old one. So, let's celebrate this great revolution! More conservative explanation: It's an animal like a cow. No.
Christmassy Halloween spherical cow is a geek joke, and so is Christmassy Halloween No.
Any Key spherical cow is a geek joke, and so is Any Key No.
Fermi Spherical Cow is an approximation, so is a Fermi problem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem No.
Flat Hippo Spherical Cow is a strangely shaped animal, and so is Flat Hippo. None found No.
Sombrero Galaxy Spherical Cow is a container of stars, and so is Sombrero Galaxy. Only Mexican restaurants ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombrero_Galaxy Yes, but not recommended. Here's a photo of a sombrero galaxy - however, we've had multiple space themes in the past and this would not be fresh or unique.
Gabelstaplerfahrer A German word for Forklift driver. Spherical Cow is a long and awkward name, and so is Gabelstaplerfahrer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa0vnEoedk4 No.
Torricelli is supposed to have horns In fact, "Torricelli's trumpet" is also called "Gabriel's horn", but Gabriel is a trademark. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%27s_Horn. No. Visual representations of Torricelli's trumpet aren't that compelling.
Pasteur Spherical Cow is a cow that provides milk sterilized, and so is Pasteur No.
Nuclear Fusion Spherical Cow is a scientific model, and so is nuclear fusion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion No.
arodef taerg Spherical Cow is a great joke, and so is arodef taerg. it's funny too, it's 'fedora [the] great' in backwards ;-) it's funny, isn't?! None found Absolutely not.
Robust Rutherford Spherical Cow is a funny reference to physics and so "Robust Rutherford"; imagine a grumpy (robust) faced Rutherford. Rutherford was a great person and scientist, and unfortunately he's dead, but his name is not a trademark. And the adjetive "robust" is a great wink for the audience and for us the users, about the quality of this release Like Rutherford is a scientist you (or we, the community) can use different names of different scientists of different science. No.
Flagship Spherical Cow is a metaphor, and so is Flagship Yes. Metaphorically, flagship means the commanding ship and the ship in the lead, which speaks to Fedora's 'First' foundation. We could probably do some kind of abstract piece with an allegory to ordering, showing something in front of others.
Mindstream Spherical Cow is a metaphor, and so is Mindstream Yes. You could probably do something zen / meditation-themed with this, for example, these kind of images.
Nutshell Spherical Cow is a metaphor, and so is Nutshell No.
Desiderata of Happiness Most known poem by American writer Max Ehrmann No.
Gouda Spherical Cow is round and dairy, and so is a wheel of Gouda Beefy Miracle and Spherical Cow were both cheesy names. Let's up the ante. Maybe, if you like a cheesy theme.
Tiddalik Spherical Cow is humorous myth, and so is the thirsty frog Tiddalik http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiddalik
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Rejected Suggestions

Name "Is a..." Tested Initial Approval Comment Themeable Board Approved Legal Approved