[SOLVED] Don't have a cow, man: Fedora 19 naming suggestions are now open. Submit your idea!

[smr54]

Great Scott.

Spherical Cow is an absurd name and so is Great Scott

[DBelton]

What's the matter, Dan?

Look on the bright side.. At least they can't name F19 something really stupid, like Beefy Miracle.. It's already been used. Anything else is an improvement over that one.

[Dan]

You would not believe how many times I've started a list to post here, then thought better of it and hit the back button. <....>

Sooooo, I think I'm gonna sit this one out. The temptation is so strong, and the off-the-wall possibilities are just too ... possible. <....>

[Dutchy]

Originally Posted by DBelton

What's the matter, Dan?

Look on the bright side.. At least they can't name F19 something really stupid, like Beefy Miracle.. It's already been used. Anything else is an improvement over that one.

Are you sure?
You obliviously haven't seen this one jet: Gabelstaplerfahrer


edit: Okay some more info about the name and a link to a classic "Gabelstaplerfahrer" video (a bit long but the end is worth it):

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

Actually, it does have a nice ring to it... ;p

[JamesNZ]

Nearly died of laughter when I saw this one: 'Parabolic Potassium'

[nonamedotc]

I have a very bad feeling that "Parabolic potassium" might win the vote. Hopefully not!

[JamesNZ]

Originally Posted by DBelton

What's the matter, Dan?

Look on the bright side.. At least they can't name F19 something really stupid, like Beefy Miracle.. It's already been used. Anything else is an improvement over that one.

Beg pardon?

1. Ushi-Oni
2. Cubical Bull
3. Rhino-masked Platypus
4. Martian Blueberries
5. Flat Hippo
6. Hypercubic GNU
7. Oval Wildebeest
8. Chinchilla Raisin

I actually quite like the sound of Hypercubic GNU

[Demz3]

Hi everybody,

this is the final reminder that the Fedora 19 naming collection ends
today at 23:59 UTC. That means you have 5 hours left to propose a name
at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Name_s..._for_Fedora_19

Before proposing a name, please read the guidelines at
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Guidel..._release_names

Kind regards,
Christoph

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/piper...er/172653.html

[DBelton]

ummmm....

Polyhedral Platypus???

[TK492]

The current list of submitted names is scarring me. I was really hoping for something a little more... "serious" this time 'round.

[DBelton]

I was too. Stupid cheesy names aren't really the image I think Fedora wants to be projecting

But then again, the past 2 releases have had stupid cheesy names, so I could be wrong.

[MauserM98]

Stupid names and serious distros, thats Linus policy.
Thats just a way to offend those that has not yet grasped the point of software freedom.
Come on its just a name. Who really cares? I name myself the fedora versions just by numbers. Who remembers what Cow its named after.

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[stevea]

Originally Posted by DBelton

But then again, the past 2 releases have had stupid cheesy names,[...].

You typed 18 wrong!

[errorxp]

My suggestion is Chuck Norris.

[DBelton]

Originally Posted by stevea

You typed 18 wrong!

Yes, I guess I did

There were several names that weren't too cheesy, though. Versions 6, 7 & 8 veered of into cheese land, but most of the others were fairly serious names.