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* Names are suggested by the community. | * Names are suggested by the community. | ||
** The [http://redhat.com/ | ** The [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list fedora-devel-list] mailing list was previously used for suggestions. | ||
** Beginning with Fedora 11, name suggestions are solicited through a wiki page. | ** Beginning with Fedora 11, name suggestions are solicited through a wiki page. | ||
* To suggest a name, a community member ''must'': | * To suggest a name, a community member ''must'': | ||
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*** Preference is given to names showing relationships [[History_of_Fedora_release_names | never before used in a release]]. | *** Preference is given to names showing relationships [[History_of_Fedora_release_names | 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. | *** Names of living people or well-known trademarks or goods will be rejected by Red Hat Legal. Try to find a more unusual link. | ||
*** Names must not contain any shell metacharacters. Note that you can use replacements from the Unicode such as U+2019 instead of the ASCII apostrophe. | |||
** Document preliminary searches showing the name is not encumbered by trademarks or other use that makes it a bad or risky choice. | ** 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: | * Names are vetted: | ||
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== Release Names == | == 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 14]] | ||
* [[Name suggestions for Fedora 13]] | * [[Name suggestions for Fedora 13]] |
Revision as of 19:37, 27 March 2013
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.
- Names must not contain any shell metacharacters. Note that you can use replacements from the Unicode such as U+2019 instead of the ASCII apostrophe.
- Document preliminary searches showing the name is not encumbered by trademarks or other use that makes it a bad or risky choice.
- Show how the name meets the "is-a" test. For example, "Schnozz is a ____, and so is Keister."
- 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.