Re: Fwd: Connotation analysis for Fedora Project codenames

2012-03-27 Thread Andrew Haley
On 03/26/2012 11:01 PM, Robert 'Bob' Jensen wrote: As I already pointed out - the process is open. Anybody can step into in the early phase of naming selection and comment the potential problems. And I believe the Board members will think about the concerns raised (at least me ;-). So

Re: Fwd: Connotation analysis for Fedora Project codenames

2012-03-27 Thread Kevin Kofler
Robert 'Bob' Jensen wrote: This discussion started on the board list yet I know a lot of developers have an opinion on the topic. Indeed. I and several others have pointed out this exact problem with the Beefy Miracle release name (namely that it is offensive to most of India) ever since it

Re: Fwd: Connotation analysis for Fedora Project codenames

2012-03-27 Thread Paul Wouters
On Tue, 27 Mar 2012, Kevin Kofler wrote: My proposal is to just stop using release codenames NOW, including removing the name for Fedora 17 +1 The names are useless. I can't even remember them because they seem so arbitrary. At least the names on Ubuntu give you some indication of which is

Fwd: Connotation analysis for Fedora Project codenames

2012-03-26 Thread Robert 'Bob' Jensen
This discussion started on the board list yet I know a lot of developers have an opinion on the topic. The deadline for F18 name ideas is almost over but the discussion is still valid. Join the board list and speak up! Fedora is supposed to be community driven, take the wheel. -- Bob -