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== Shortlist for voting == | |||
'''Chateaubriand''' -- Schrödinger's cat is an edible object with thirteen characters and so is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateaubriand_steak Châteaubriand]. | |||
'''Cherry Ice Cream''' -- Schrödinger's cat is food [for the mind] and so is cherry ice cream [for the soul]. | |||
'''eigenstate''' -- Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical physics concept, and so is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stationary_state eigenstate]. | |||
'''Félicette''' -- Schrödinger's Cat is an animal of science, so is Félicette, the first cat in space | |||
'''Heisenbug''' -- Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox where the object changes state when studied, and so is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug Heisenbug]. | |||
'''Österreich''' -- Schrödinger's Cat has an o umlaut, so does Österreich | |||
'''Santa Claus''' -- Schrödinger's Cat does not exist (or exists, who knows), and so is also Santa Claus | |||
'''Superego''' -- Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical concept from a Vienna native, as is the superego. | |||
== Rules == | == Rules == | ||
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! Name !! "Is a..." !! Tested !! Initial Approval !! Comments !! Themeable !! Board Approved !! Legal Approved ! | ! Name !! "Is a..." !! Tested !! Initial Approval !! Comments !! Themeable !! Board Approved !! Legal Approved ! | ||
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| Catarina || Schrödinger's Cat is the cat of a famous person, and so is Catarina. || Yes || | | Black Widow || Schrödinger's cat is an animal associated with death and so is a black widow. || Collision with BlackWidow by SoftByte Labs, a web-site scanner (see http://sbl.net/ - no warranty for links), and a joystick by Speedlink. || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with existing software projects/companies || || || || | | ||
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| Blue Moon || Schrödinger's cat is a rarely observed phenomenon which has been described in a work published in 1935 and so is the blue moon. || Collisions are the famous song, bluemoon software (http://www.bluemoon.com/) and Blue Moon Technologies (http://www.bmtweb.com), but because of the general meaning of the word and its good themeability I suggest it nevertheless. Might have to see what the legal department says. No warranty for links. || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with existing software projects/companies || || || || | | |||
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| Catarina || Schrödinger's Cat is the cat of a famous person, and so is Catarina. || Yes || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with an existing software project || Catarina was Edgar Allan Poe's pet cat and the inspiration for his story The Black Cat. || Yes, something a bit darker than our usual maybe, to echo on Poe's themes? || || | | |||
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| Chateaubriand || Schrödinger's cat is an edible object with thirteen characters and so is Châteaubriand. || Yes. || Link is tenuous at best. Need to revisit. || See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateaubriand_steak A problem with Chateaubriand is clearly themeability. Instead of using the actual food, it is advisable to visualize Château de Combourg (where François-René de Chateaubriand spent his childhood) and its scenic surroundings as can be seen on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Combourg.jpg or his historical circumstances (he was directly involved with Napoleon, Louis XVIII and Romanticism in French literature). No warranty for links. || || || | | |||
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| Cherry Ice Cream || Schrödinger's cat is food [for the mind] and so is cherry ice cream [for the soul]. || Yes. || {{result|pass}} || Despite of being food, this should be themeable: Imagine a sundae on a table with a parasol in a European street cafe in mild blue colours with a salient red cherry on top. || || || | | |||
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| Deep Sea Lab || Schrödinger's cat is a scientific tool to explore a hidden area of this world and so is a deep sea lab. || Yes. || {{result|pass}} "Is a" link is somewhat strange || Should match Fedora's blue palette rather well with tons of interesting things to visualize: Corals, the lab itself, divers, fishes, whales, sunken ships, air bubbles and so on. || || || | | |||
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| Lateral || Schrödinger's Cat was in a box, lateral thinking is "out of the box". || {{result|fail}} | | Doppelgänger || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat#Many-worlds_interpretation_and_consistent_histories Schrödinger's Cat] is a character in a parallel universe, and so is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelg%C3%A4nger_%281969_film%29 Doppelgänger]. || || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with an existing software project || In the many-worlds interpretation of the "Schrödinger's cat" paradox, every event is a branch point. The cat is both alive and dead, but the "alive" and "dead" cats are in different branches of the universe. || || || | | ||
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| Lateral || Schrödinger's Cat was in a box, lateral thinking is "out of the box". || || {{result|fail}} Fails the "is a" test || || || || | | |||
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| Glados Cake || Schrödinger's Cat was a science discussion that could not be proven or disproven, Glados Cake is a Science Fiction / Video Gaming object which has not been proven or disproven to date. || The obvious collision is that GLaDOS, the Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, is a fictional AI from the Valve games Portal (2007) and Portal 2 (2011) and the cake is a main story element referred to in both games. || Need to revisit || || || || | | |||
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| | | Golan Heights || Schrödinger's Cat is a superposition of states, so are the Golan Heights. || || "Is a" link is weak due to reliance on double entendre; highly political || || || || | | ||
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| | | Heisenbug || Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox where the object changes state when studied, and so is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug Heisenbug]. || || {{result|pass}} || Heisenbug is a computer programming jargon term for a software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behavior when one attempts to study it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug || || || | | ||
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| Magic Violin || Schrödinger's Cat was new in 1935, so was [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Zaubergeige_%28Oper%29 "The Magic Violin"], an opera from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Egk Werner Egk], beiing first performed on May 22. || Yes || || || || || | | | Magic Violin || Schrödinger's Cat was new in 1935, so was [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Zaubergeige_%28Oper%29 "The Magic Violin"], an opera from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Egk Werner Egk], beiing first performed on May 22. || Yes || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with an existing software project || || || || | | ||
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| Clouded Leopard || Schrödinger's Cat is a vulnerable cat, so is the Clouded Leopard || Yes || || || || || | | | Clouded Leopard || Schrödinger's Cat is a vulnerable cat, so is the Clouded Leopard || Yes || {{result|fail}} "Is a" link is loose; likely to conflict with OS X naming scheme || || || || | | ||
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| Brownian ratchet || Schrödinger's Cat is a thought experiment , so is the Brownian ratchet || {{result|fail}} ''Thought experiment'' was the F18-F19 link and cannot be reused. || || || || || | | | Brownian ratchet || Schrödinger's Cat is a thought experiment , so is the Brownian ratchet || {{result|fail}} ''Thought experiment'' was the F18-F19 link and cannot be reused. || {{result|fail}} "Is a" link already used in Fedora 19 || || || || | | ||
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| Jesse James || Schrödinger's Cat is something that was wanted, whether dead or alive. So was Jesse James || || || || || || | | | Jesse James || Schrödinger's Cat is something that was wanted, whether dead or alive. So was Jesse James || || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with existing software projects/companies, numerous living people || || || || | | ||
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| Virus || Schrödinger's Cat is neither alive nor dead. Neither are virii. || || || || || || | | | Virus || Schrödinger's Cat is neither alive nor dead. Neither are virii. || || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with an existing video game; relation to malware makes it undesirable for an operating system || || || || | | ||
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| | | Tilted ball || Schrödingers cat is related to a situation, which cannot be determined and so is Tilted ball. || || {{result|fail}} Fails the "is a" test -- what "tilted ball" refers to is unclear || || || || | | ||
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| | | Hulk || The life of Schrödinger's Cat is deeply affected by potential radioactive decay. So was Bruce Banner's. || Collision with comic strip, movies, video games and TV series. || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with existing games and other media || || || || | | ||
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| | | Big Whoop || Schrödinger's cat is a famous, influential thing of deep power and immense value and so is big whoop. || A treasure in the game Monkey Island was named Big Whoop. || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with an existing software company || || || || | | ||
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| | | Superego || Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical concept from a Vienna native, as is the superego. || || {{result|pass}} || || || || | | ||
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| | | Österreich || Schrödinger's Cat has an o umlaut, so does Österreich || || "Is a" link okay; need someone with German fluency to check for conflicts <br /><br /> Österreich ist the german name for the country "Austria". This could never be patented. Surely it is part of many company's names, like AT&T contains "America". I do not see any patent danger. At your command: There is a newspaper called Österreich published by "Mediengruppe „Österreich“ GmbH", "Österreich" and "von Österreich" are Austrian surnames, some companies have it in their name, e.g. "Firma Schulz Österreich GmbH", "Architekten Österreich Immobilien Österreich Bauträger Firmenrepräsentanz Österreich OEC ZT GmbH" and "Alto Österreich Gmbh" - all medium sized businesses, not too much in the IT sector as far as I can see. || || || || | | ||
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| | | Prometheus || Schrödinger's cat is a conscious being that brought great insight to humanity as is Prometheus. || Collision to movie and Prometheus Research (http://www.prometheusresearch.com/ - no warranty for links). || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with existing software projects/companies || || || || | | ||
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| Heathcliff || Schrödinger's cat is a famous cat, so is Heathcliff || || || || || || | | | Fedora Twenty || Schrödinger's Cat is a two-word name, so is Fedora Twenty. || || {{result|fail}} Fails the "is a" test due to self-referencing || || || || | | ||
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| Moose || A cat is a cute, fuzzy mammal as is a moose. || || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with existing software projects/companies || || We might could toss in a squirrel, as well || || | | |||
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| Soft Kitty || Kitty is a cat as Schrödinger's, both are named often in The Big Bang Theory series || || {{result|pass}} "Is a" link is acceptable if reworded appropriately || || || || | | |||
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| Heathcliff || Schrödinger's cat is a famous cat, so is Heathcliff || Collision with comic strip and TV series featuring the character. || {{result|fail}} Conflicts with an existing software project || || || || | | |||
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| Vegas || Schrödinger's cat is a spectacular attraction and so is Vegas. || Collisions with the video editing software Sony Vegas and the Las Vegas Computer Pro Techs (http://lasvegascomputerpros.com/ - no warranty for links). || {{result|fail}} "Is a" link's reference to the cat as a spectacular attraction is invalid; conflicts with existing software projects/companies || || || || | | |||
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| Green Clover || Schrödinger is an Irish citizen, so is the green clover || || || || || || | | | Green Clover || Schrödinger is an Irish citizen, so is the green clover || || || || || || | | ||
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| Illuminatus || ...trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson, || || || || || || | | Illuminatus || ...trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson, || Already the name of a software product ( albeit no longer on the market ) http://www.digitalworkshop.com/products/illuminatus.shtml || || || || || | ||
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| eigenstate || Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical physics concept, and so is eigenstate. || || || As an eigenstate represents a moving particle in an instant of time, so Fedora 20 is a snapshot of a dynamic distribution. || || || | | | eigenstate || Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical physics concept, and so is eigenstate. || || || As an eigenstate represents a moving particle in an instant of time, so Fedora 20 is a snapshot of a dynamic distribution. || || || | | ||
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| The Cloud || {Schrödinger's cat, The Cloud} is an oft-misunderstood concept. || || || || || || | | The Cloud || {Schrödinger's cat, The Cloud} is an oft-misunderstood concept. || || || || || || | ||
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| Quark || {Schrödinger's cat, Quark} is a concept pertaining to quantum mechanics. || || || || || || | | Quantum Suicide || Schrödinger's Cat is an evil plan to activate an infernal weapon based on a physical property deliberately jeopardizing the life of a mammal to illustrate a physical ramification and so is Quantum Suicide which "kills" a scientist, not a cat, with a cannon, not poison gas, based on the spin value of protons, not radioactive decay, in order to illustrate the difference between the Copenhagen interpretation and the many-worlds interpretation, not superposition transferred to a macroscopic scale. || Yes. But: This link is close to the thought experiment link used in F18-19, even though much more elaborate and it stays in quantum mechanics. Taking that into consideration, I still chose to suggest it, because the name is cool, unique and allows for abstract artwork, but be aware of those aspects. The name could also be altered to Quantum Immortality, which is almost the same concept (see Wikipedia). || || || || || | | ||
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| Quark || {Schrödinger's cat, Quark} is a concept pertaining to quantum mechanics. || Already the name of a software company ( quarkxpress ) || || || || || | |||
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| Amiable Zombie || Schrödinger's Cat is dead and alive at the same time, and so is Amiable Zombie. || || || || || || | | Amiable Zombie || Schrödinger's Cat is dead and alive at the same time, and so is Amiable Zombie. || || || || || || | ||
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| Chiral Compound || Schrödinger's Cat is a theory about two opposite outcomes belonging to the same entity, and so are chiral compounds || || || || || || | | Chiral Compound || Schrödinger's Cat is a theory about two opposite outcomes belonging to the same entity, and so are chiral compounds || || || || || || | ||
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| Secret Alien Artifact || Schrödinger's cat is an instance of high technical sophistication and so is a secret alien artifact. || Yes. || || || || || | | |||
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| Infinite Monkey || Schrödinger's Cat is an animal theoretically mistreated by scientists, and so is Infinite Monkey. || Not sure [http://infinitemonkeystudios.com/ Infinite Monkey Studios] || || || || || | | Infinite Monkey || Schrödinger's Cat is an animal theoretically mistreated by scientists, and so is Infinite Monkey. || Not sure [http://infinitemonkeystudios.com/ Infinite Monkey Studios] || || || || || | ||
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| Maxwell's demon || Schrödinger's Cat is an imaginary creature named after a physicist and trapped in boxes, and so is Maxwell's demon. || {{check}} || || || || || | | Maxwell's demon || Schrödinger's Cat is an imaginary creature named after a physicist and trapped in boxes, and so is Maxwell's demon. || {{check}} || || This name was rejected for Fedora 19 by Peter Robertson, because it collides with a computer game. || || || | ||
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| the Doctor || Schrödinger's Cat is in a box and is related to time and space, the Doctor is in an (blue) box and is related to time and space. || an english society is called doctorsoftware (http://www.doctorsoftware.co.uk/) || || Doctor Who is the oldest SF TV show in the world. As a Time Lord, the Doctor has travel everywhere and everytime ||Very easily || || | | the Doctor || Schrödinger's Cat is in a box and is related to time and space, the Doctor is in an (blue) box and is related to time and space. || an english society is called doctorsoftware (http://www.doctorsoftware.co.uk/) || || Doctor Who is the oldest SF TV show in the world. As a Time Lord, the Doctor has travel everywhere and everytime ||Very easily || || | ||
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| Penrose || Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox, and so are Penrose objects (a penrose triangle or staircase) || || || Penrose objects suggest "infinity" as does the official Fedora logo || || || | | Penrose || Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox, and so are Penrose objects (a penrose triangle or staircase) || penrose is the name of a existing software of Red Hat http://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/IPA_Penrose.pdf and maybe other ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/penrose/ ) || || Penrose objects suggest "infinity" as does the official Fedora logo || || || | ||
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| Poltergeist || Schrödinger's cat is a mysterious creature between life and death and so is a poltergeist. || Collision to horror movie trilogy, a roller coaster, a band and an album. || || || || || | | |||
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| Félicette || Schrödinger's Cat is an animal of science, so is Félicette, the first cat in space || || || Cats and (space) science are among the most popular memes. Félicette made it into space 50 years ago (might be interesting to adjust the Fedora release to her anniversary). || || || | | Félicette || Schrödinger's Cat is an animal of science, so is Félicette, the first cat in space || || || Cats and (space) science are among the most popular memes. Félicette made it into space 50 years ago (might be interesting to adjust the Fedora release to her anniversary). || || || | ||
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| Tesla's Pigeon || Schrödinger's Cat is an unreal being so is Tesla's Pigeon. || Yes || || Tesla liked pigeons and claimed he saw a pigeon shooting lasers out of its eyes which sounds unreal. || || || | | Tesla's Pigeon || Schrödinger's Cat is an unreal being so is Tesla's Pigeon. || Yes || || Tesla liked pigeons and claimed he saw a pigeon shooting lasers out of its eyes which sounds unreal. || || || | ||
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| Möbius Strip|| Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox, and so is Möbius Strip || || || || || || | |||
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| Bastet || Schrödinger's Cat is a historical symbolic cat figure, and so is Bastet. || http://fph.altervista.org/prog/bastet.html , collision with a software for veterinary clinic ( http://www.bastetwin.com/ ) || || Bastet was the Egyption cat goddess, the perfumed protector [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastet#History_and_connection_to_other_gods fighting vermin]. || Yes, an Egyption cat theme. || || | | |||
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| Fairytale || Schrödinger's Cat experiment did't happened in the real life, so is a fairytale. || potential collision with http://fairytale-studios.com/ || || || || || | |||
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|Eyjafjallajökull||Schrödinger's Cat is great umlauted name for Fedora release, and so is Eyjafjallajökull. || || || || || || | |||
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|Spooky rabbit||Schrödinger's Cat is an animal witch state is uncertain, and so is a spooky rabbit. || http://www.spookyrabbit.com/ is a comics website || || || || || | |||
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| Wanderlust || Schrödinger's cat is a concept with a German ring to it that contains an immanent intention of breaking free and getting away. So is Wanderlust. || Collision to an e-mail client for Emacs. || || || || || | | |||
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|Skeptical crow||Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox, and so is a skeptical crow. || Yes || || || || || | |||
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|Scared Canary||Schrödinger's Cat is a terrified cat, and so is a scared canary. || Yes || || || || || | |||
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|Manhattan||Schrödinger's Cat is the name associated to a scientific project. Manhattan is a name associated to the Project Manhattan also a scientific project. || Collision with http://www.manhattansoftware.us/ || || Note "Manhattan" was also the Red Hat Linux 5.1 release name. | |||
Uh, isn't that grounds for rejection? Reusing existing release names is not a good idea. --[[User:Kkofler|Kkofler]] ([[User talk:Kkofler|talk]]) 22:21, 22 May 2013 (UTC) | |||
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| Santa Claus||Schrödinger's Cat does not exist (or exists, who knows), and so is also Santa Claus || {{result|pass}} || || || Yes || || | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:22, 20 August 2013
Shortlist for voting
Chateaubriand -- Schrödinger's cat is an edible object with thirteen characters and so is Châteaubriand.
Cherry Ice Cream -- Schrödinger's cat is food [for the mind] and so is cherry ice cream [for the soul].
eigenstate -- Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical physics concept, and so is eigenstate.
Félicette -- Schrödinger's Cat is an animal of science, so is Félicette, the first cat in space
Heisenbug -- Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox where the object changes state when studied, and so is a Heisenbug.
Österreich -- Schrödinger's Cat has an o umlaut, so does Österreich
Santa Claus -- Schrödinger's Cat does not exist (or exists, who knows), and so is also Santa Claus
Superego -- Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical concept from a Vienna native, as is the superego.
Rules
This page contains community suggestions for the Fedora 20 release name. All submissions must meet the guidelines for release names.
Spherical Cow → Schrödinger's Cat → <new name>? Schrödinger's Cat is a <blank>, and so is <new name>.
The link between Spherical Cow and Schrödinger's Cat was "A spherical cow is a theoretical thought experiment, and so is Schrödinger's Cat." The link between Schrödinger's Cat and the new name must be different than that link, and different from any other previous link.
Naming Schedule
- Name collection: May 15 - May 22
- List to Fedora Board for review: May 22 - May 29
- Legal Review of Board approved names: May 29 - June 05
- Community vote on final name: June 08 - June 15
- Name announced: Before June 22
Name Suggestions
How to use this table
- Come up with a name idea. Put the name in the first column.
- Determine whether it passes the "is-a" test. You must be able to truthfully complete the sentence "Schrödinger's Cat is a <...>, and so is <YOUR_NAME>." The link to the new name cannot be the same as the link from Spherical Cow to Schrödinger's Cat, nor any other previous link. Mark the link in the appropriate column, such as "type of chemical reaction," "deep-sea organism."
- Don't choose obvious links, because they usually result in uninteresting names.
- Don't choose very general names or unclear links.
- Don't choose names of living people, or well-known trademarks.
- Do choose obscure links to interesting things, which makes for a better name.
- Do avoid all previous links wherever possible.
- Do make sure there are at least a couple of ways to link out of the new name to the next name -- and they must be unique too!
- Use Google to search for possible trademark collisions. First search for the term itself along with "+software", and then broaden your search to include "+computer", "+hardware", "+technology", "+IT", and so on. Do not skimp on this step.
- If you find a collision, it is best to find another name. Names that cause collisions will be eliminated by Red Hat's Legal department and thus waste their time, which is a valuable commodity for Fedora. Help us maximize their effectiveness by weeding out names that are trademarks of other entities, especially those in the IT industry.
- If the collision is outside the IT/computing market, you can still submit the name but you should note the collision in the "Tested" column, and include a link to the site where the collision was found.
- If you find no collisions, make that notation in the "Tested" column.
- Do not mark the themeable column. This is reserved for the Fedora design team, who will be creating the theme.
- Do not mark the approval columns. These are reserved for the approval authorities such as the Board and Red Hat Legal.
Suggestion Table
−Name | "Is a..." | Tested | Initial Approval | Comments | Themeable | Board Approved | Legal Approved ! |
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Black Widow | Schrödinger's cat is an animal associated with death and so is a black widow. | Collision with BlackWidow by SoftByte Labs, a web-site scanner (see http://sbl.net/ - no warranty for links), and a joystick by Speedlink. | |||||
Blue Moon | Schrödinger's cat is a rarely observed phenomenon which has been described in a work published in 1935 and so is the blue moon. | Collisions are the famous song, bluemoon software (http://www.bluemoon.com/) and Blue Moon Technologies (http://www.bmtweb.com), but because of the general meaning of the word and its good themeability I suggest it nevertheless. Might have to see what the legal department says. No warranty for links. | |||||
Catarina | Schrödinger's Cat is the cat of a famous person, and so is Catarina. | Yes | Catarina was Edgar Allan Poe's pet cat and the inspiration for his story The Black Cat. | Yes, something a bit darker than our usual maybe, to echo on Poe's themes? | |||
Chateaubriand | Schrödinger's cat is an edible object with thirteen characters and so is Châteaubriand. | Yes. | Link is tenuous at best. Need to revisit. | See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateaubriand_steak A problem with Chateaubriand is clearly themeability. Instead of using the actual food, it is advisable to visualize Château de Combourg (where François-René de Chateaubriand spent his childhood) and its scenic surroundings as can be seen on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Combourg.jpg or his historical circumstances (he was directly involved with Napoleon, Louis XVIII and Romanticism in French literature). No warranty for links. | |||
Cherry Ice Cream | Schrödinger's cat is food [for the mind] and so is cherry ice cream [for the soul]. | Yes. | Despite of being food, this should be themeable: Imagine a sundae on a table with a parasol in a European street cafe in mild blue colours with a salient red cherry on top. | ||||
Deep Sea Lab | Schrödinger's cat is a scientific tool to explore a hidden area of this world and so is a deep sea lab. | Yes. | Should match Fedora's blue palette rather well with tons of interesting things to visualize: Corals, the lab itself, divers, fishes, whales, sunken ships, air bubbles and so on. | ||||
Doppelgänger | Schrödinger's Cat is a character in a parallel universe, and so is Doppelgänger. | In the many-worlds interpretation of the "Schrödinger's cat" paradox, every event is a branch point. The cat is both alive and dead, but the "alive" and "dead" cats are in different branches of the universe. | |||||
Lateral | Schrödinger's Cat was in a box, lateral thinking is "out of the box". | ||||||
Glados Cake | Schrödinger's Cat was a science discussion that could not be proven or disproven, Glados Cake is a Science Fiction / Video Gaming object which has not been proven or disproven to date. | The obvious collision is that GLaDOS, the Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, is a fictional AI from the Valve games Portal (2007) and Portal 2 (2011) and the cake is a main story element referred to in both games. | Need to revisit | ||||
Golan Heights | Schrödinger's Cat is a superposition of states, so are the Golan Heights. | "Is a" link is weak due to reliance on double entendre; highly political | |||||
Heisenbug | Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox where the object changes state when studied, and so is a Heisenbug. | Heisenbug is a computer programming jargon term for a software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behavior when one attempts to study it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug | |||||
Magic Violin | Schrödinger's Cat was new in 1935, so was "The Magic Violin", an opera from Werner Egk, beiing first performed on May 22. | Yes | |||||
Clouded Leopard | Schrödinger's Cat is a vulnerable cat, so is the Clouded Leopard | Yes | |||||
Brownian ratchet | Schrödinger's Cat is a thought experiment , so is the Brownian ratchet | ||||||
Jesse James | Schrödinger's Cat is something that was wanted, whether dead or alive. So was Jesse James | ||||||
Virus | Schrödinger's Cat is neither alive nor dead. Neither are virii. | ||||||
Tilted ball | Schrödingers cat is related to a situation, which cannot be determined and so is Tilted ball. | ||||||
Hulk | The life of Schrödinger's Cat is deeply affected by potential radioactive decay. So was Bruce Banner's. | Collision with comic strip, movies, video games and TV series. | |||||
Big Whoop | Schrödinger's cat is a famous, influential thing of deep power and immense value and so is big whoop. | A treasure in the game Monkey Island was named Big Whoop. | |||||
Superego | Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical concept from a Vienna native, as is the superego. | ||||||
Österreich | Schrödinger's Cat has an o umlaut, so does Österreich | "Is a" link okay; need someone with German fluency to check for conflicts Österreich ist the german name for the country "Austria". This could never be patented. Surely it is part of many company's names, like AT&T contains "America". I do not see any patent danger. At your command: There is a newspaper called Österreich published by "Mediengruppe „Österreich“ GmbH", "Österreich" and "von Österreich" are Austrian surnames, some companies have it in their name, e.g. "Firma Schulz Österreich GmbH", "Architekten Österreich Immobilien Österreich Bauträger Firmenrepräsentanz Österreich OEC ZT GmbH" and "Alto Österreich Gmbh" - all medium sized businesses, not too much in the IT sector as far as I can see. |
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Prometheus | Schrödinger's cat is a conscious being that brought great insight to humanity as is Prometheus. | Collision to movie and Prometheus Research (http://www.prometheusresearch.com/ - no warranty for links). | |||||
Fedora Twenty | Schrödinger's Cat is a two-word name, so is Fedora Twenty. | ||||||
Moose | A cat is a cute, fuzzy mammal as is a moose. | We might could toss in a squirrel, as well | |||||
Soft Kitty | Kitty is a cat as Schrödinger's, both are named often in The Big Bang Theory series | ||||||
Heathcliff | Schrödinger's cat is a famous cat, so is Heathcliff | Collision with comic strip and TV series featuring the character. | |||||
Vegas | Schrödinger's cat is a spectacular attraction and so is Vegas. | Collisions with the video editing software Sony Vegas and the Las Vegas Computer Pro Techs (http://lasvegascomputerpros.com/ - no warranty for links). | |||||
Green Clover | Schrödinger is an Irish citizen, so is the green clover | ||||||
Illuminatus | ...trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson, | Already the name of a software product ( albeit no longer on the market ) http://www.digitalworkshop.com/products/illuminatus.shtml | |||||
eigenstate | Schrödinger's Cat is a theoretical physics concept, and so is eigenstate. | As an eigenstate represents a moving particle in an instant of time, so Fedora 20 is a snapshot of a dynamic distribution. | |||||
The Cloud | {Schrödinger's cat, The Cloud} is an oft-misunderstood concept. | ||||||
Quantum Suicide | Schrödinger's Cat is an evil plan to activate an infernal weapon based on a physical property deliberately jeopardizing the life of a mammal to illustrate a physical ramification and so is Quantum Suicide which "kills" a scientist, not a cat, with a cannon, not poison gas, based on the spin value of protons, not radioactive decay, in order to illustrate the difference between the Copenhagen interpretation and the many-worlds interpretation, not superposition transferred to a macroscopic scale. | Yes. But: This link is close to the thought experiment link used in F18-19, even though much more elaborate and it stays in quantum mechanics. Taking that into consideration, I still chose to suggest it, because the name is cool, unique and allows for abstract artwork, but be aware of those aspects. The name could also be altered to Quantum Immortality, which is almost the same concept (see Wikipedia). | |||||
Quark | {Schrödinger's cat, Quark} is a concept pertaining to quantum mechanics. | Already the name of a software company ( quarkxpress ) | |||||
Amiable Zombie | Schrödinger's Cat is dead and alive at the same time, and so is Amiable Zombie. | ||||||
Chiral Compound | Schrödinger's Cat is a theory about two opposite outcomes belonging to the same entity, and so are chiral compounds | ||||||
Secret Alien Artifact | Schrödinger's cat is an instance of high technical sophistication and so is a secret alien artifact. | Yes. | |||||
Infinite Monkey | Schrödinger's Cat is an animal theoretically mistreated by scientists, and so is Infinite Monkey. | Not sure Infinite Monkey Studios | |||||
Maxwell's demon | Schrödinger's Cat is an imaginary creature named after a physicist and trapped in boxes, and so is Maxwell's demon. | This name was rejected for Fedora 19 by Peter Robertson, because it collides with a computer game. | |||||
the Doctor | Schrödinger's Cat is in a box and is related to time and space, the Doctor is in an (blue) box and is related to time and space. | an english society is called doctorsoftware (http://www.doctorsoftware.co.uk/) | Doctor Who is the oldest SF TV show in the world. As a Time Lord, the Doctor has travel everywhere and everytime | Very easily | |||
Penrose | Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox, and so are Penrose objects (a penrose triangle or staircase) | penrose is the name of a existing software of Red Hat http://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/IPA_Penrose.pdf and maybe other ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/penrose/ ) | Penrose objects suggest "infinity" as does the official Fedora logo | ||||
Poltergeist | Schrödinger's cat is a mysterious creature between life and death and so is a poltergeist. | Collision to horror movie trilogy, a roller coaster, a band and an album. | |||||
Félicette | Schrödinger's Cat is an animal of science, so is Félicette, the first cat in space | Cats and (space) science are among the most popular memes. Félicette made it into space 50 years ago (might be interesting to adjust the Fedora release to her anniversary). | |||||
Tesla's Pigeon | Schrödinger's Cat is an unreal being so is Tesla's Pigeon. | Yes | Tesla liked pigeons and claimed he saw a pigeon shooting lasers out of its eyes which sounds unreal. | ||||
Möbius Strip | Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox, and so is Möbius Strip | ||||||
Bastet | Schrödinger's Cat is a historical symbolic cat figure, and so is Bastet. | http://fph.altervista.org/prog/bastet.html , collision with a software for veterinary clinic ( http://www.bastetwin.com/ ) | Bastet was the Egyption cat goddess, the perfumed protector fighting vermin. | Yes, an Egyption cat theme. | |||
Fairytale | Schrödinger's Cat experiment did't happened in the real life, so is a fairytale. | potential collision with http://fairytale-studios.com/ | |||||
Eyjafjallajökull | Schrödinger's Cat is great umlauted name for Fedora release, and so is Eyjafjallajökull. | ||||||
Spooky rabbit | Schrödinger's Cat is an animal witch state is uncertain, and so is a spooky rabbit. | http://www.spookyrabbit.com/ is a comics website | |||||
Wanderlust | Schrödinger's cat is a concept with a German ring to it that contains an immanent intention of breaking free and getting away. So is Wanderlust. | Collision to an e-mail client for Emacs. | |||||
Skeptical crow | Schrödinger's Cat is a paradox, and so is a skeptical crow. | Yes | |||||
Scared Canary | Schrödinger's Cat is a terrified cat, and so is a scared canary. | Yes | |||||
Manhattan | Schrödinger's Cat is the name associated to a scientific project. Manhattan is a name associated to the Project Manhattan also a scientific project. | Collision with http://www.manhattansoftware.us/ | Note "Manhattan" was also the Red Hat Linux 5.1 release name.
Uh, isn't that grounds for rejection? Reusing existing release names is not a good idea. --Kkofler (talk) 22:21, 22 May 2013 (UTC) |
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Santa Claus | Schrödinger's Cat does not exist (or exists, who knows), and so is also Santa Claus | Yes |