On 8/11/2012 8:27 PM, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:47:47 -0400
David <dgboles(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/11/2012 7:16 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
>> On 08/11/2012 04:20 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
>>> On 08/11/2012 12:41 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
>>>> As far as I can see, there's no imminent harm to giving a new release
of
>>>> an OS a name, if anything it gives it an identity, something to
>>>> associate it with, such as when two developers are talking and one says
>>>> have you seen the splash screens for "Verne"?....with the two
of them
>>>> BOTH knowing what Fedora 16's "name" is. If someone
doesn't think an OS
>>>> release shouldn't' be named they can just ignore the name and go
ahead
>>>> and call it by whatever makes them happy! Remember Linux is all about
>>>> "Freedom Of Choice"...whatever you choose to do, (within bounds
of
>>>> course!) is fine!
>>>
>>> I have no problems, personally, in naming releases. I'm sure it's
>>> much easier for the devs to refer to them by name, especially in
>>> conversation. And, for some distros, such as Ubuntu, the userbase
>>> tends to use the names, not release number, making the names even more
>>> important. My objection to the name for F17 is that it sounds
>>> immature, rather as though it had been picked by a thirteen-year-old
>>> boy suffering from testosterone overload for the first time. Yes, I
>>> understand that it was picked to honor the memory of a well-liked
>>> Fedora developer, but that's what it looks like to me.
>>>
>>> Names can be a good thing, but an ill-chosen one can be a PR
>>> nightmare. I think that the only reason we've not had trouble over
>>> Beefy Miracle is the fact that most people who know anything about
>>> Fedora tend to ignore the names and those who don't mostly know why it
>>> got the name. This time, we got lucky and didn't end up with a metric
>>> butload of bad publicity. In the future, I think that some of the
>>> more mature devs might want to take a little time to make sure that we
>>> use a little common sense and avoid such names.
>>>
>>> YMMV, and if it does, please remember that the above is only my
>>> opinion and you're free to ignore it if you want.
>> No worries Joe! I feel that we can *all *contribute something to this
>> great project known as Fedora, so even YOUR opinion counts!...As for
>> myself....I'd like to see the names go in a more "Start Trek / Star
Wars
>> / Battlestar Galactica" direction myself......but hey....here's to
>> hoping!...
>
>
> I don't give a damn what the devs use for names as long as they are
> *not* like Ubuntu. Constipated Chicken. Four legged Duck. Soon to be
> dieing fish. Three legged dog. Etc.
>
> I see the Ubuntu users actually using those names. I have "Constipated
> Chicken" installed and CD won't burn!!! Really? You expect a Linux
> install named "Constipated Chicken" to burn a CD/DVD!! <sigh>
>
> OHG guys. Neat names or cute names but not stupid, embarrassing names.
I think that depends on your own definitions. I do not find Beefy
Miracle neat or cute IMHO.
Bluntly? No insult meant to the devs? Or whomever picked that name.
"Beefy Miracle", IMHO, is the name of the well endowed male actor in a
cheap porno video.
--
David