Guidelines for release names

This page documents how Fedora releases should be named.

Summary

 * Names are suggested by the community.
 * The fedora-devel-list mailing list was previously used for suggestions.
 * Beginning with Fedora 11, name suggestions are solicited through a wiki page.
 * To suggest a name, a community member must:
 * Show how the name meets the "is-a" test. For example, "Schnozz is a ____, and so is Keister."
 * Names for releases N and N+1 must be related, and names for releases N and N+2 cannot share the same relationship.
 * The "is-a" relationship must be reasonably novel. For example, "is a brand of automobile" is reasonably novel. The relationship "is a brand of automobile only manufactured in Uzbekistan" is much better. The relationship "is a word with seven letters" is not sufficiently novel.
 * Preference is given to names showing relationships never before used in a release.
 * Names of living people or well-known trademarks or goods will be rejected by Red Hat Legal. Try to find a more unusual link.
 * Document preliminary searches showing the name is not encumbered by trademarks or other use that makes it a bad or risky choice.
 * Names are vetted:
 * by the Fedora Design team for applicability to theming
 * by the Fedora Board to make sure the name ballot is of sufficient size and composition.
 * Typically, the Board has a private vote on the entire name roster (after initial vetting)
 * The top results are sent on to Legal.
 * by the Red Hat Legal department for a more intensive trademark search
 * The final release name is decided through a community vote.
 * Problems are resolved through the Fedora Board and the FPL.

Suggestion table
The first row is a template provided for educational purposes only.

Release Names

 * Name suggestions for Fedora 18
 * Name suggestions for Fedora 17
 * Name suggestions for Fedora 16
 * Name suggestions for Fedora 15
 * Name suggestions for Fedora 14
 * Name suggestions for Fedora 13
 * Name suggestions for Fedora 12
 * Name suggestions for Fedora 11
 * History of Fedora release names