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= Name the Fedora IoT Edition =
= Name the Fedora IoT Edition =


We need your help naming the Fedora IoT Edition. Submit your nominations below. Note that this is a "brand" name, not a per-release name.
We need your help naming the Fedora IoT Edition. Nominations are listed below. Vote using the [[https://elections.fedoraproject.org/about/iot_name elections app]. Voting begins at 0000 UTC on 18 March and ends at 2359 UTC on 25 March.
 
== Timeline ==
 
* '''2-15 March 2020:''' Name suggestions collected
* '''16 March 2020:''' IoT team removes unusable suggestions
* '''17 March 2020:''' Fedora Program Manager sets up an election
* '''18-25 March 2020:''' Fedora community (CLA +1 required) [https://elections.fedoraproject.org/about/iot_name votes] on names
* '''26 March 2020:''' Top three names sent to Red Hat Legal for final check
 


== Name suggestions ==
== Name suggestions ==


Put your name suggestions below. Please don't submit anything we can't accept (trademarks, names of living people, obviously offensive terms, etc). If it has a connection to a term understood by the IoT or edge device communities, please include an explanation.
The following names have been suggested by the community.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Suggested Name !! Suggested by !! Explanation
! Suggested Name !! Suggested by !! Explanation
|-
| Crown || [[User:alfalco|alfalco]] || In reference to the crown of a fedora hat.
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| CharIoTeer || [[User:bcotton|bcotton]] || It has "IoT" in it (this is not a real suggestion, just an example)
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| Edgy McEdgeface || [[User:pbrobinson|pbrobinson]] || Because it's the law!
| Edgy McEdgeface || [[User:pbrobinson|pbrobinson]] || Because it's the law!
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| IoT Edge || [[User:lorbus|lorbus]] || Catch all, boring but logical
| IoT Edge || [[User:lorbus|lorbus]] || Catch all, boring but logical
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| Orbit || [[User:lorbus|lorbus]] || On the edge of the known galaxy. Would also play nice with possible alignment with CoreOS in a future not so far far away...
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| Tiny || [[User:yaneti|yaneti]] || Because the goals align. Think OpenWRT but Fedora (where possible)
| Tiny || [[User:yaneti|yaneti]] || Because the goals align. Think OpenWRT but Fedora (where possible)
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| Nookless || [[User:Darkaxl017|darkaxl017]] || nothing offline (Fedora Nookless rocks! ...I think :) )
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| Fedora IoT || [[User:kparal|kparal]] || simple, clear, consistent, everybody already knows it
| Fedora IoT || [[User:kparal|kparal]] || simple, clear, consistent, everybody already knows it
|-
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| MiniBlue || [[User:torbuntu|torbuntu]] || Uses rpm-ostree tech like SilverBlue, but for IoT devices
| MiniBlue || [[User:torbuntu|torbuntu]] || Uses rpm-ostree tech like SilverBlue, but for IoT devices
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| NanoBlue || [[User:torbuntu|torbuntu]] || Same reason as MiniBlue but Nano has a different ring to it
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| Verge || [[User:lhc130|lhc130]] || Synonymous to Edge
| Verge || [[User:lhc130|lhc130]] || Synonymous to Edge
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| Everywhere || [[User:till|Till]] || Because it will be
| Everywhere || [[User:till|Till]] || Because it will be
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| Brim || [[User:till|Till]] || It's the edge of a Fedora
| Proletarian || [[User:Sgallagh|sgallagh]] || Basically an underpaid worker!
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| Nucliya || [[User:sumantrom|sumantrom]] || important part of a cell, has "Cli" on it and cells are the building block
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| Conductor || [[User:Sgallagh|sgallagh]] || These devices will be directing the endpoint devices like a conductor directs an orchestra
| Entity || [[User:laubersm|laubersm]] || Synonym for thing
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| Orchestra || [[User:Sgallagh|sgallagh]] || Similar to above, but includes the musicians as well
| Thimble || [[User:whot|whot]] || It's a tiny little hat but goes not where hats usually go
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| Wintermute || [[User:Sgallagh|sgallagh]] || One half of a super-AI entity from Neuromancer
| Mini || [[User:Hguemar|Hguemar]] || Simple
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| Connections || [[User:wolnei|Wolnei]] || That's what will be possible in anywhere.
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| Proletarian || [[User:Sgallagh|sgallagh]] || Basically an underpaid worker!
|}
|}


== Timeline ==
=== Rejected suggestions ===
The following suggestions have been rejected for the reason given.
 


* '''2-15 March 2020:''' Name suggestions collected
{| class="wikitable"
* '''16 March 2020:''' IoT team removes unusable suggestions
|-
* '''17 March 2020:''' Fedora Program Manager sets up an election
! Suggested Name !! Explanation
* '''18-25 March 2020:''' Fedora community (CLA +1 required) votes on names
|-
* '''26 March 2020:''' Top three names sent to Red Hat Legal for final check
| Crown || Name of an [http://www.lcrown.com/en/lcrown/ IoT company]
|-
| Orbit || name of an [https://www.iotglobalnetwork.com/products/single/id/444/orbitexisting IoT product]
|-
| Nookless || May be seen as a reference to the Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader
|-
| NanoBlue || Name of a [https://www.lairdconnect.com/rf-antennas/bluetooth-antennas/nano-blue-series-bluetooth-internal-antenna Bluetooth antenna]
|-
| Conductor || Name of an [https://www.link-labs.com/conductor-automated-connectivity-and-data-management-platform existing IoT product]
|-
| Things || Name of an [https://thethings.io/ existing IoT platform]
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| Light || Name of an [https://www.iot-light.eu/ existing IoT lighting app]
|-
| Hub || Name of an [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/iot-hub/ existing IoT service]
|-
| Altair || Name of an [https://www.altair.com/iot/ existing company with an IoT offering]
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| Compass || Name of an [https://www.compassiot.com.au/ existing IoT company]
|-
| Coke Machine || Intentional reference to a trademark
|-
| Brim || An [https://blogs.sap.com/2015/02/11/welcome-to-sap-brim/ SAP feature]. This may be in a different enough space to not be a legal issue, but why chance it?
|-
| Orchestra || Several tech sector (non-IoT) conflicts: [https://www.tibco.com/blog/2018/12/04/orchestra-networks-a-holistic-data-asset-management-solution/ 1] and [https://www.orchestra.it/platform/ 2] for example.
|-
| Wintermute  || Several tech sector (non-IoT) conflicts: [https://cryptoslate.com/blockchain-com-ventures-leads-seed-funding-for-wintermute-trading/ 1] and [https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/08/30/could-this-new-artificial-intelligence-revolutioni.aspx 2] for example.
|-
| HAL2020 || Becomes very confusing next year. May have intellectual property issues with the the source book/movie.
|-
| FIDO || The [https://fidoalliance.org/internet-of-things/ FIDO Alliance] is focusing on IoT.
|-
| Silver Edge || Name of an [https://www.itpro.co.uk/119802/exclusive-evesham-technology-silveredge-5000hw-6u existing datacenter product].
|-
| Ion || Similar to the name of a company "[https://www.ionchain.org/ facilitating an Internet of Things economy]".
|}

Latest revision as of 19:20, 10 August 2020

Name the Fedora IoT Edition

We need your help naming the Fedora IoT Edition. Nominations are listed below. Vote using the [elections app. Voting begins at 0000 UTC on 18 March and ends at 2359 UTC on 25 March.

Timeline

  • 2-15 March 2020: Name suggestions collected
  • 16 March 2020: IoT team removes unusable suggestions
  • 17 March 2020: Fedora Program Manager sets up an election
  • 18-25 March 2020: Fedora community (CLA +1 required) votes on names
  • 26 March 2020: Top three names sent to Red Hat Legal for final check


Name suggestions

The following names have been suggested by the community.

Suggested Name Suggested by Explanation
Edgy McEdgeface pbrobinson Because it's the law!
Edge tdawson The boring, but logical name
SilverBlueServer tdawson Because it's the SilverBlue tech, for servers
IogurT lruzicka Because everyone likes it and it has IoT in it, if you change spelling a bit, thus everybody gets it.
Frontier lorbus The 'leading edge'
IoT Edge lorbus Catch all, boring but logical
Tiny yaneti Because the goals align. Think OpenWRT but Fedora (where possible)
Fedora IoT kparal simple, clear, consistent, everybody already knows it
MiniBlue torbuntu Uses rpm-ostree tech like SilverBlue, but for IoT devices
Verge lhc130 Synonymous to Edge
Everywhere Till Because it will be
Proletarian sgallagh Basically an underpaid worker!
Nucliya sumantrom important part of a cell, has "Cli" on it and cells are the building block
Entity laubersm Synonym for thing
Thimble whot It's a tiny little hat but goes not where hats usually go
Mini Hguemar Simple
Connections Wolnei That's what will be possible in anywhere.

Rejected suggestions

The following suggestions have been rejected for the reason given.


Suggested Name Explanation
Crown Name of an IoT company
Orbit name of an IoT product
Nookless May be seen as a reference to the Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader
NanoBlue Name of a Bluetooth antenna
Conductor Name of an existing IoT product
Things Name of an existing IoT platform
Light Name of an existing IoT lighting app
Hub Name of an existing IoT service
Altair Name of an existing company with an IoT offering
Compass Name of an existing IoT company
Coke Machine Intentional reference to a trademark
Brim An SAP feature. This may be in a different enough space to not be a legal issue, but why chance it?
Orchestra Several tech sector (non-IoT) conflicts: 1 and 2 for example.
Wintermute Several tech sector (non-IoT) conflicts: 1 and 2 for example.
HAL2020 Becomes very confusing next year. May have intellectual property issues with the the source book/movie.
FIDO The FIDO Alliance is focusing on IoT.
Silver Edge Name of an existing datacenter product.
Ion Similar to the name of a company "facilitating an Internet of Things economy".
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