Name suggestions for Fedora 15

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Rules

This page contains community suggestions for the Fedora 15 release name. All submissions must meet the guidelines for release names.

Goddard → Laughlin → <new name>? Laughlin is a <blank>, and so is <new name>.

The link between Goddard and Laughlin was "both are names of professors of physics." The link between Laughlin and the new name must be different than that link, and different from any other previous link.

General links automatically rejected
General links such as "is a word" or "is a location", while technically within the scope of the rules, will most certainly be rejected by the Fedora Board. Remember, the goal is to come up with a creative link to Laughlin. The following links will also likely be rejected:

• Other kinds of scientists
• Names of living people
• Well-known trademarks

Please try to find a truly original and obscure link!

Naming Schedule

• Name collection: 13 October through 18 October
• List to Fedora Board: 19 October to 21 October
• Legal Review of Board approved names: 21 October to 25 October
• Community vote on final name: 26 October - 1 November
• Name announced: 2 November

Name Suggestions

Please read carefully.
The instructions below will help prevent some suggestions from being eliminated early.

How to use this table

1. Come up with a name idea. Put the name in the first column.
2. Determine whether it passes the "is-a" test. You must be able to truthfully complete the sentence "Laughlin is a <...>, and so is <YOUR_NAME>." The link to the new name cannot be the same as the link from Goddard to Laughlin, 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!
3. 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.
4. 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 !
Asturias	Miguel Ángel Asturias is a Nobel laureate as Robert Laughlin (his mother was a teacher as Laughlin's too)	None as Asturias itself, just "tpvasturias"	There's a Linux users group in Asturias, Spain that has their own distro called asturlinux. (jsmith)		Mayan culture; Outreach to underprivileged (founder of Popular University); "captivating totality of nature" Ref.
Blarney	Laughlin is town with a famous military instillation Laughlin Air Force Base, and so is Blarney with Blarney Castle in Ireland	No conflicts found in Google +software, +computer, +hardware, +technology, +IT, +Linux (which actually seems a bit odd.)	Like it! :) No collisions found (mizmo)		Irish, Castles, The Blarney Stone
Lovelock	Laughlin is a city in Nevada, and so is Lovelock.		Nothing found		Love and locks
Pushcart	(James) Laughlin gives name to an American literacy award and so does Pushcart	The word seems too common to provoke collisions	Laughlin is a literary award/prize, Pushcart is a literary award/prize (spot)	The Pushcart prize focuses on independent press and independence is also a keyword for Linux/Fedora. The idea of a compact, convenient yet very practical vehicle that is naturally adapted by its users fits Fedora.	Design could use the vehicle as well as literacy or press.	(spot)
Sturgis	Laughlin, Nev., hosts an annual motorcycle rally and so does Sturgis, S.D.		Name of a city in SD and a town in SK. No computer-related collisions (ctyler)	Would make for an interesting transition.	Motorcycles, wind in the hair, etc.	(ctyler)
Vaudeville	Anna Laughlin starred on Broadway as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in 1902/1903. Also, Robert B. Laughlin was born in Visalia, California. One of the vaudeville theatres was Theatre Visalia in Visalia, CA.	Vaudeville is a very common cultural term. Found one PDF mentioning an IT software with a word Vaudeville in the title, from the year 2000. Couldn't find the actual software. Another one is Virtual Vaudeville, a 3D simulation of a vaudeville performance. That's all. I'd say these don't conflict...?	Fails the 'is a' test. Laughlin is an actress... Vaudeville is not an actress. (jsmith)	Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. It consisted of many diverse acts, with a rich background from many sources. At its height, vaudeville played across multiple strata of economic class and auditorium size. I can see several comparisons with the versatility of Fedora.	A very rich period in history to draw inspiration from. Themes could range from actual vaudeville imagery (drama, acrobats, comedy, musicians, ordered chaos of all of them, etc.) to second industrial revolution, Gilded Age architecture, etc. Allows for everything from light and humorous to socially critical themes.
Erdős	Robert B. Laughlin is a prolific professor and so is Paul Erdős[1].His contribution to math is enormous,Erdős number in math is well known.	No collisions found	(jsmith)	Paul Erdős once said his brain is open, so should be knowledge and Linux	Mathematics
Curie	Lauglin is a Nobel prize laureate, Marie Sklodowska-Curie too- twice	Some academic cluster farms have name "Curie"	An existing Linux application library is called Curie [2] (jsmith)	Marie Sklodowska-Curie have made basis for today's cancer therapy, Wikipedia	Chemistry
The33Lin	Laugh has 5 chars as The33. Lin for Linux	No companies, ngo's or whatever.	Fails the "is a" test. (jsmith)	Linux is strong and robust as the miners.	Linux Version inspired in the 33 chilean rescued miners
Aleixandre	Vicente Aleixandre is a Nobel prize laureate as Laughlin was	Not brands nor companies: K12 public school in Madrid, a public college in Extremadura	(jsmith)		Passion for nature, for brave people Ref
Allensworth	Allen Allensworth is from Tulare County and Laughlin was born there	Several companies, none on IT	Doesn't quite pass the "is a" test. More of a "is from" test. (jsmith)		Escape from slavery, self taught, and founder of first African American community; military hero
André (or Andre)	(Thomas James) Laughlin is a professional wrestler, and so is André ("the Giant" Roussimoff)	Googled for Andre (and André) plus software, technology, hardware, IT, computer, Linux. Nothing of interest found, except for one Adobe Forums user named "Andre Linux".	(jsmith) found reference to an "Andre Software", possibly in South Africa, but no other details. http://www.hotfrog.co.za/Companies/Andre-Software. Severl references to Andre's Hardware (HW and building supplies, not computer-related) in several cities. Reference to Andre's Technology Empire company in Washington DC. http://dnb.powerprofiles.com/profile/796311541/ANDRE%27S+TECHNOLOGY+EMPIRE-Washington-DC (mdomsch)		There is well-known iconic imagery that could perhaps serve as a starting point for design brainstorming
Bardeen	John Bardeen is a Nobel prize laureate as Laughlin was	No collision found	(mdomsch)	It's one of the inventor of transistor. And he works on the superconductivity	Computer hardware, especially transistors. Superconductivity
Bechet	Sidney Bechet was an american clarinetist as Tim Laughlin is.	No IT related brands nor companies	(mdomsch) Behcet's Disease - ulcers & inflamation. Place in Romania. bechetconsulting.com staffing company. Web site http://www.gedimatbechet.be/.	To the glory of a great jazzman. Furthermore, i'm sure he would have been a Fedora fan ;-) Note : Fedora records is also a jazz label	Music, jazz, good vibes
Britannia	Laughlin is american, and America was a britain colony.	There appear to be a number of name collisions. There is a software product line called "Britannia ASP" - There is a Britannia Technology Center, There is a company called Britannia Computing Services (http://www.britanniacomputers.co.uk/), and apparently at one point there was a hosting company that offered hosted Linux called "Britannia Host" (appears to be defunct now, though)	Fails the "is a" test. It should be in the format, "Laughlin is American, and _____ is American." for this suggestion. (mizmo)	Brittania is the latin name of Great Britain.	Territories or antique design, etc.
Carlin	Laughlin is a town in Nevada, and so is Carlin	Unfortunately there's a number of name collisions. Carlin IT services: http://carlintech.com, there is a Carlin Computer Lab at West Virginia U, there is a company called "Carlin Computers Limited" in Auckland, NZ	IT-related name collisions - but the two companies don't seem very active? I'm not sure. (mizmo)	It makes a-so-is-b connection and also honors one of the great all-time comics, George Carlin	Humor, 7-words, um...
Dexter	Laughlin is a great scientist, so is Dexter (the little genius)	It seems there's a number of software products named Dexter. There is a company called Dexter+Chaney that apparently has a very popular construction software product: http://www.dexterchaney.com/ - There is a sourceforge project called 'Dexter' for graph data extraction http://sourceforge.net/projects/dexter/ - there is a piece of software called Dexter that adds automatic code completion to Microsoft products http://www.allworldsoft.com/software/3-198-dexter.htm - there's a piece of software called Dexter that organizes memory cards http://www.neillcorlett.com/dexter/ - Dexter is the name of health monitoring software http://www.macsea.com/features.htm - I could go on, there's a ton more unfortunately	Overwhelming number of software name collisions, unfortunately (mizmo)	There's a link between name and computer/technology/science.	Something in relation with high-tech.
Floyd	Laughlin is professor at Stanford University, Robert Floyd an eminent computer scientist, Bachelor's degree in physics, and professor at Stanford.	There's a software project on SourceForge called Floyd.net, but it seems to be a small personal project and not very active (http://sourceforge.net/projects/floydnetjstoolb/), There's an IT consulting firm called TM Floyd (http://www.tmfloyd.com/), there appears to be a (Dutch??) tech firm called Floyd (http://www.floyd.it/) but it's not 100% clear... there's a small tech firm called Floyd's consulting http://fcccs.com/, another one called Floyd IT http://www.floydit.com/, there's an LGPL Linux graphics library called floyd http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/59190/Floyd.html	There's enough collisions to call concern, and the guidelines for F15 state we'd like to avoid the repetition of another scientist. (mizmo)	A tribute to Robert Floyd, emminent computer scientist.	Computer/sciences design.
Kannus	Kannus is a city in Finland	None found.	Nope. The link here is extremely weak. As far as I can tell Laughlin is not a city in Finland, so the link is Laughlin is a city and so is Kannus. Very weak. I couldn't find any name collisions though. (mizmo)		Torvalds's country
Maestro	Maestro, Italian word, appoint the Master, arrived with the more high degrees of his artistic practice.		I don't see the link here. (spot)	Because i like this name and let my inspiration come	Adapted to this distribution i think	(spot)
Malmstrom	Laughlin is an Airforce base and so is Malmstrom.	No IT or software related collisions that I could see.	(jsmith)	There is a UFO conspiracy theory that surrounds the Malmstrom airforce base. Might lead to an Alien theme! (or even better, Alien themed Easter eggs!) Also, Malmstorm air force base, being a military facility, might cause a problem. (Hopefully, it won't.)	Aeroplanes, evolution of aeroplanes, etc.	(spot)
Phosphorus	Laughlin is a brain lighting, and so is the property of phosphorus.	IT maybe conflict with http://p15consulting.com/	Laughlin is a "brain lighting"? Citation needed.	Because it has atomic number 15. It is hard to find on Earth as a genius. It is found inside our DNA as the truth and genius.	Very flexible for design	(spot)
Rexroth	James Laughlin is an american poet who was friends with Kenneth Rexroth, also an american poet	Bosch Rexroth is a German engineering firm that designs and manufactures motion and control systems for industrial and mobile equipment. E.g., pneumatics and hydraulics	While the "is/was a poet" link is valid, Kenneth Rexroth was an erotic poet. Not really sure that maps up well to Fedora. Also, Bosch Rexroth makes Linux-controlled systems.	Kenneth Rexroth was a poet, translator, and critic. He translated Chinese and Japanese poetry, experimented in Haiku and Beat poetry, wrote the article on literature in the Encyclopedia-Britannica, and generally explored wide-ranging interests in music and culture.	Rexroth is especially known for his love poetry, but really he had a lot of interests, so a theme could go in many different directions	(spot)
Roswell	City in New Mexico (Laughlin is a city in Nevada)	There are LOTS of things called "roswell", including a beta version of RHL from way back when.	(smooge)	Roswell Software seems to be a small software company based in Roswell, Georgia. Also there is a precedent of not repeating names no matter how good they are.	Aliens!
Shockley	William Shockley is a Nobel laureate	Surprisingly, I found no collisions (eugenics? -Tezcatl)	smooge	While Shockley's work on transisitors was transformative, his views on 'race' and eugenics are not something I believe Fedora would want to be associated with.	Computer hardware, especially transistors.
Souley	Souley is the name of our french friend from fedora-fr who died this year	To never forget him and for his memory !	smooge	No software name collisions. Due to the nature of the proposal I am willing to go with the looser connection.	He was an Ambassador of french team Fedora and i think it will be a beautiful continuation to laughlin
Sparks	Laughlin and Sparks are cities in Nevada	at least in Germany nothing related to software or computers (according to a DPMA search)	smooge	Sparks is a GPL IM client. It is also the name of several US software companies. [I would have liked the Nevada connection because of Area-51 connotations :/]	electricity, fire, ... - more remote communication, fireworks, ...
Stanford	Laughlin is professor at Stanford University, so is Stanford	Only links with software/IT/technology branch of Stanford University.	smooge	Stanford University has several trademarks on the word of Stanford that might cover this in research/education/software sections.	University, school design. Or even the cardinal tree of Stanford.
Whittle	Frank Whittle invented the jet engine	None that I could see	Don't see the "is a" link here. Name conflicts with mine-planning software, several IT/computer repair companies.		Jets- wind, steam, air flow	(ctyler)
Woody	Laughlin is a Linux distribution and so is Woody		Obviously conflicts with a previous version of another Linux distribution (jsmith)		Just a cheeky suggestion	(jsmith)(ctyler)
Wynn	Wynn is a casino entrepreneur as is Don Laughlin.		Name of computer literacy software; name of casino company.	Wynn is the name of the company that runs the casino. I don't know if this counts as a collision or not - gregbair	Card suits, roulette wheels, slots, neon lights, etc. Wynn also sounds like "win." The Wynn casino itself is very technically advanced. Its the only Casino at this time that has RFID tags in every single game chip.	(ctyler)
Guerrero	Chavo Guerrero was a ECW Champion as it was Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin AKA Tommy Dreamer	I searched Guerrero +Computer +IT +Technology +Hardware	Name of a state and a municipality in Mexico. Means "warrior" in Spanish. No computer-related collisions found.	Guerrero is a Spanish word that means Warrior.	Warrior, battle	(ctyler)
Amur	Amur Tigers are the biggest living cats on earth.		http://amursoftwarelimited.web.officelive.com/default.aspx (jstanley)	Amur Tigers are dying just ~500 cats less, this could remember some guys to save these cats ...	Nature, Unique
Fortaleza	Laughlin is a great tourist destination as Fortaleza.	None that I could see	(jstanley) - nothing obvious - http://www.startlocal.com.au/computing/computerequipmentandaccessories/nsw_centralnsw/Fortaleza_Services_Pty_Ltd_1554949.html looks like a local computer shop, not sure.	It's a city in Northeastern Brazil, very popular among travelers	Also means fortress, very good for a theme
Iommi	Laughlin is a metal producer, and so is Iommi	None	(jstanley) living person - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi	Jones and Laughlin Steel Company were an American Iron Company. Tony Iommi is a musician, guitarist and founding member of Black Sabbath.	Music, metal, any Black Sabbath song
Iroquois	Homer Laughlin is a china manufacturer, as was the Iroquois China Company	I searched Iroquois +Computer +IT +Technology +Hardware	(mdomsch) online poker http://www.iroquoispoker.net. Iriquois Gas uses linux. http://m.sybase.com/detail?id=1026945 looks OK to me	Iroquois is also the name of one of the most famous helicopters in military history.	Helicopters, aviation, appropriate themes from the Iroquois Nation.
NULL	Laughlin means nothing to me, and so does NULL	Who would be so stupid as to call their product NULL? ;-) Seriously, too many hits on Google on searching for anything related to computers/software	Not original (jsmith)
Macau	Laughlin is a gaming location, and so is Macau.	None found	Found dead/abandoned reference in US trademark search, no relevant hits on google found (jstanley)		China, Nature, Gambling
Gonsalves	Laughlin is a military base, and so is Gonsalves.	Timothy Gonsalves (IIT)	Living person, other field of science (jstanley)		Jungle, Nature
Bacon	(John) Laughlin is an actor in the film Footloose, and so is (Kevin) Bacon.	There is Ubuntu's Community Manager Jono Bacon	Not original, though I do like bacon (jstanley) Also, the name of a living person.	Like Fedora Bacon is loved by many, unlike a fedora Bacon is delicious	anything bacon-y and delicious, maybe something with pigs
Clay	(Don) Laughlin was a conscientious objector (to the draft), and so was (boxer Cassius) Clay	There is a "Clay Mathematics Institute", but that should not be a problem.	potential conflict found (Claytools) [3]	Don Laughlin, the husband of activist Lois Laughlin: http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/findingaids/html/LaughlinLois.html	"Clay" triggers a wide range of positive associations. In particular, it is a material to make building blocks as well as pieces of art, just like Linux is.
Gutzwiller	Laughlin is a famous wavefunction[4], and so is Gutzwiller[5]. It is a variational many-particle wavefunction which describes interacting particles on a rigid lattice.	No collisions found	(spot) Meets criteria (might be hard to move forward from)	Wavefunction is a mathematical tool. It's all about tools. For a free and open world.	Physics, Quantum mechanics, Mathematics
Bellevue	Laughlin is a chapel[[6]] (in West Virginia), so is Bellevue[[7]] (Edinburgh)		MAYBE	Bellevue (French, meaning beautiful view), Bellevue is also the name of a Castle[[8]], a Palace[[9]] and other famous places.	Castles, Palaces, Heraldic
Neruda	Neruda is a Nobel Prize award winner, also is Laughlin		(mizmo) - NO Verdi Neruda is a prolog meta interpreter http://github.com/Joelbyte/verdi-neruda, Neruda Neruda Consulting is a private company categorized under Online Services Technology Consultants and located in Columbus OH (http://www.manta.com/c/mm2301k/neruda-consulting)	Pablo Neruda[[10]] was a Chilean poet and Nobel laureate for Literature, also a freedom fighter	Poetry, Poets, Chilean famous people ;)
Sewickey	Laughlin is a city with a population of 7,076 according to the 2000 Census, and so is New Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania	Seems sane.	Looks good (ctyler)
Afterworld	Viva Laughlin[[11]] is a US TV series from 2007 so is Afterworld[[12]]	There is a russian MMO named Afterworld[[13]]	MMO conflict. (spot)	science fiction, post-apocalyptic
Leuchars	Laughlin is an air force base, and so is RAF Leuchars in Scotland	RAF Leuchars and an airshow surprisingly called the Leuchars Airshow	Looks good (jsmith)		Golf, planes, aeronautics
Weizenbaum	"Laughlin is a contended (physik) scientist, and so was Joseph Weizenbaum for IT Science. He died in 2008. [[14]]	No conflicts found	This is the same as the previous link (physicist), so rejected (walters)		Laughlin write a Book: "The Crime of Reason: And the Closing of the Scientific Mind." Joseph´s : "Computer Power and Human Reason" [[15]]
Viva	Viva Laughlin is a name of a television show based on the town in navada, it was canceled early. Viva means Live!
Coltrane	Laughlin (Tim) is a jazz musician, also was Coltrane (John)	Wordpress 2.7's codename was "Coltrane"; sourceforge project http://coltrane.sourceforge.net/ (for differential eq calculation)	Too many conflicts I think (mizmo)	John Coltrane[[16]] is an icon in the history of jazz and thus the modern American music	music, abstract, spirituality
Szpilman	Laughlin (Estelle) is a survivor of the Holocaust born in Warsaw, also is Szpilman	No conflicts	Passes (walters)	Wladyslaw Szpilman [[17]] was a pianist, composer, and memoirist, widely known as the protagonist of the Polánski film "The Pianist" (based on his autobiographical book)	music, culture, peace, liberty, freedom
Vegas	Laughlin is a city in Nevada - so is Vegas
Miklagaard	Laughlin is a city and so is Miklagaard	None that I could find	Name of ancient city (Constantinople) sacked by the Vikings	Interesting ancient name	Vikings, See, Boats, War, etc

Various connections that could be explored. "Laughlin is a ..."

• professional wrestler
• town in Nevada or California
• US air force base
• hockey player
• ...

Approval Mark Legend

Approval Mark	Meaning
	Approved
	Rejected
	Under review

Rejected Suggestions

Name	"Is a..."	Tested	Initial Approval	Comment	Themeable	Board Approved	Legal Approved