Name suggestions for Fedora 13

Rules

This page contains community suggestions for the Fedora 13 release name. All submissions must meet the guidelines for release names.

Leonidas → Constantine → <new name>? Constantine is a <blank>, and so is <new name>.

The link between Leonidas and Constantine was "both are townships in St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA." The link between Constantine 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 Constantine. The following links will also likely be rejected:

• Movie
• Comic book character

Please try to find a truly original and obscure link!

Naming Schedule

• Name collection: November 10 to November 16
• List to Fedora Board: November 16 to November 21
• Legal Review of Board approved names: November 21 to November 28
• Community vote on final name: November 28 to December 4
• Name announced: December 5, 2009

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 "Constantine is a <...>, and so is <YOUR_NAME>." The link to the new name cannot be the same as the link from Leonidas to Constantine, 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.
   • 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	Themeable	Board Approved	Legal Approved !
Keating	name of a figure involved in a prominent American political scandal (Keating Five, Eliot Spitzer)			Yes (Really? How? --PWF (Celtic patterns! --mizmo)
MacBeth	Pictish King			Yes
Bacon	name of a food, name of an artist with works on display at the Des Moines Art Center (Constantin Brâncuşi, Francis Bacon)	possible conflict with Bacon Software (Suggested for F11 and couldn't be used there for the same reason. --PWF)		Yes
Fairey	famous plagarist	(Negative connotation --PWF)		Yes
Kennedy	the first Catholic ruler of his nation/empire
Radiohead	band that recorded a Neil Young cover	(Unlikely to survive legal review. --PWF)
Gates	Ivy League professor that was a victim of racism covered by the news media.
Lincoln	Leader during a civil war			Yes
Underwood	finalist in American Idol season 4
Stars	indie-rock band from Toronto, Canada.			Yes
Dr. Who	name of a doctor on Dr. Who	("The Doctor" was the character's name. Also unlikely to survive legal review. --PWF)
Blue Ridge	name of a carpet manufacturer in the Dalton, GA area			Yes
Ronan	name of a Cornish saint	(Another religious figure? --PWF) (the link from leonidas was 'king' not 'saint' --mizmo)
Truro	a civil parish in Cornwall
Pendragon	a king buried at Stonehenge.	possible conflict with Pendragon Software
Devil	Constantine is a fallen person, and Devil is a fallen angel. Persons from "constantine" movie and link is "fallen"	(Too many negative connotations to theme. --PWF)
Mephisto	Constantine is a fallen person, and Mephisto is a one of names of fallen angel. Persons from "constantine" movie and link is "fallen"	(Too many negative connotations to theme. --PWF)
Caral	First city of America 5000 BC (Before Christ) - Peru - South America
Ashoka	Ashoka is an Indian emperor. Ashoka is also the name of a flowering tree found in South Asia.	(Constantine is not an Indian emperor. --PWF)
Rebirth	There were details of rebirth in both, Old Testament and New Testament. In 325 AD, Roman King Constantine and his mother Helena deleted this chapter on rebirth.
Plato	Constantine is a street name in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines and so is Plato.
Apollo	Constantine is a street name in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines and so is Apollo.
Midnite	Papa Midnite has a bar in the movie 'Constantine'
Gordian	Roman emperor
Jovian	4th Century Roman emperor
Friday	'Constantine' was a [bad] movie, Friday 13 is a series of slasher movies. It should be called just 'Friday' to not enter in conflict with the film franchise.			Yes: Plenty of opportunities: go with bright lucky charms, to balance the 'friday' and '13', or alternatively, dark, gloomy, slasher
Hellblazer	Comic book and Graphic Novel series. Its central character is the streetwise magician John Constantine.
Charles	Constantine was an emperor and so was Charles (IV).
Mitchell	French actor/singer named "Eddy".
Ramanujan	Constantine Caratheodory was a famous greek mathematician, so was Srinivasa Ramanujan (they were also of a same era)			Yes, symbols
Buland Darwaza	The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, so is Buland Darwaza.			Yes
Megavissey	Constantine Bay is in Cornwall, so is Megavissey.			Yes
Commodus	Roman emperor.			Yes
Watergate	Bay in Cornwall.			Yes
Sobers	Sir Garfield Sobers, West Indian allrounder, as was Sir Learie Constatine.			Yes
Milan	Constantine, 1st Roman emperor to support Christianity, proclaimed the Edict of Milan in 313 granting religious freedom to all.
Byzantium	Constantine, 1st Roman emperor to support Christianity, created a new central, Christian city for the Roman Empire at Byzantium (later, Istanbul)
Methodius	Constantine is a missionary of Christianity to the Slavs, so is Methodius
Segovia	Spanish City, with to the Roman Empire engineering + Classical Guitarrist
Quilpue	Constantine is a small town, in Michigan, so is Quilpue, in Chile
Stonehenge	Legendary prehistoric monument where The King Constantine III was buried	Please note that Stonehenge is the name of a place in the U.K. Anyone could use it
Cesar	Constantine is a Roman emperor and Cesar too
Namuncura	Constantine is a Saint and Ceferino Namuncurá too
Caligula	Both are Roman emperors.
Butterfly	* is a barber shop in london
Qin Shi Huang	Controversial emperors
Torquemada	1986 Eagle award winner	possible conflict with Torquemada games
Palatinos	Constantine is the Latin form of the name Eustáthios, Eustathios Palatinos was the catepan of Italy in 1046			Hills of Rome, Battle was defeated in, Raphael was next incumbent
Klaatu	'Klaatu' and 'Constantine' are both characters played by Keanu Reeves in movies
Logan	John Constantine and Ted 'Theodore' Logan are both characters played by Keanu Reeves
Ámharach	Means lucky on irish... might be a good idea because #13 is good/bad luck in some countries. (suggest by karlinhos; Fedora-LATAM user)
Manfredi	Gregory M. Constantine and Juan J. Manfredi are both professors of the Department of Mathematics of the Pittsburgh University
Clarke	Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский) was a futurist and sci-fi writer. So was Arthur C. Clarke.			Yes, sci-fi/steampunk
Asimov	Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский) was a Russian futurist and sci-fi writer. So was Isaac Asimov.			Robots!
Spiegel	According to WikiPedia, Keanu Reeves is going to play "Spike Spiegel" in the upcoming Cowboy Bebop movie. He also played Constantine before			Cowboy Bebop (anime/manga), Sci-Fi OR given that Spiegel (german) translates to mirror, use that as a theme
Goddard	Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский) was a rocket scientist, so was Robert Goddard			Rockets
Name	"Is a..."	Tested	Initial Approval	Themeable	Board Approved	Legal Approved

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

• bay in the UK
• 12th century translator
• pope
• antipope
• emperor of the Roman Empire

Approval Mark Legend

Approval Mark	Meaning
	Approved
	Rejected
	Under review

Rejected Suggestions

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