Name suggestions for Fedora 11

Rules

This page contains community suggestions for the Fedora 11 release name. All submissions must meet the guidelines for release names.

Sulphur -> Cambridge -> <blank>? Cambridge is a <blank>, and so is <new name>.

The link between Sulphur and Cambridge was "both are cities." The link between Cambridge and the new name must be different than that link.

Naming Schedule

• Name collection: Dec 2, 2008 - Dec 8, 2008
• List to Fedora Board: Dec 9, 2008 - Dec 15, 2008
• Board approved list to Legal: Dec 16, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009
• Community vote on final name: Jan 5, 2009 - Jan 9, 2009
• Name announced: Jan 10, 2009

Name Suggestions

Name	"Is a..."	Tested	Initial Approval	Board Approved	Legal Approved
YoungHeart	is a soccer club in New Zealand.	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT
Windsor	is a British Dukedom that was created for an abdicated king because Dukedom of Cambrdige was extant at the time	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT (conflict with an IT service firm: http://www.windsorcorp.com/)
Hamline	is a university.	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT (there is a university with the same name)
Oxford	is a university in England	Nothing obvious at first search
Claddagh	is a type of Ring	Nothing obvious as top hits
Nebula	is a strange name for Fedora release.	Nothing obvious
Dictator	was a ship in the Union navy	No apparent conflicts (probably for obvious reasons)
Leonidas	was a ship in the Union navy	No apparent conflicts
Claypool	Actors in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (Ed Cambridge, Les Claypool)	Google search +software, +computer (small business in Arizona), +Linux, +IT
Gokyo	Cambridge is door to higher education so is Gokyo door to zenith of world	No conflict
Persian	is a shade of blue	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT - dominated by use as an adjective rather than in any product names
Catania	is one of the oldest universities of Sicily	NO conflict
Hazzard	part of the "dukes of..." title	Nothing obviously conflicting
Zampone	type of sausage	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT shows nothing obvious in top hits
Blood	also a type of sausage (and think of the artwork!)	Nothing obvious
Fanbore	is a compound word which consists of an electrically driven device and a construction	Nothing found on Google
Athens	Cambridge is where the oldest American university is located, Athens where the oldest, public American university is located	USPTO lists 97 trademark inclusions, all that are related to software or similar technology are cancelled or dead. Other considerations are Williamsburg (second oldest American) or Chapel Hill (debatable as the oldest public, American and also in NC near Red Hat HQ). I like Athens the most because it's short (2 syllables like most of the prior names), begins with "A" (the next generation of Fedora) and links to many things outside American influence (which should please our European colleagues).
Occidental	Also a college	Nothing found on Google
Sapienza	It is the largest European university and the most ancient of the city of Rome. ("Sapienza" means "knowledge")	Nothing obvious
Galápagos	is a place central to Charles Darwins discovery of natural selection, so is Cambridge	Nothing found on Google
Kalasasaya	is the name of an ancient temple that refers a solid rock.	Google search +Kalasasaya
Alcalá	Spanish university founded in 1499 -- birthplace of Cervantes	No apparent conflicts
Yo-Yo	is a term used to describe a form of dieting.	Some google hits about the XO, no conflicts as far as I can tell

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 complete the sentence "Cambridge is a <...>, and so is <YOUR_NAME>." The link to the new name cannot be the same as the link from Cambridge to Sulphur. Mark the link in the appropriate column, such as "river in Kazakhstan," "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.

Rejected Suggestions

Name	"Is a..."	Tested	Initial Approval	Board Approved	Legal Approved
Stonehenge	is a famous British landmark	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT (conflict with an IT service firm: http://www.stonehengeit.com/) (conflict with software company: http://www.eznumerologysoftware.com/) (conflict with well-known Perl consultancy: http://www.stonehenge.com/)
Wroclaw	is an education city (Wroclaw university of technology, Wroclaw University etc) like Cambridge	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT (reuses the 'city' link that is forbidden)
Yaxn	is "Plus, More" in Mamaindé language - Mamaindé is a brazilian indian tribe	Mamaindé dictionary - http://orbita.starmedia.com/~i.n.d.i.o.s/mamainde1.htm (does not meet the 'is a' link rule)
Bacon	George Cambridge is Knight Grand Cross and Francis Bacon is also a Knight	http://baconsoft.com/ (conflict with software company
Bacon	is a cut of meat taken from the sides, belly, or back of a pig that has been cured, smoked, or both.	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT Pass (does not meet the 'is a' link rule)
Alexandria	was a library/research institution and is a university	Book management software for GNOME, library management software (http://goalexandria.com/ (conflict with software products)
Hewish	He's a british radio astronomer who has discovered the pulsars. He has worked in Cambridge University.	Nothing obvious (does not meet the 'is a' link rule)
Puppis	A star (actually L2 Puppis) researched by Cambridge University in 1881 which was determined to have bands in it's spectrum..it was also considered, at that time, to be the southern most object ever observed from that location	No conflicts found on Google (does not meet the 'is a' link rule)
Glasses	is a creation from 1284	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT (Cambridge University was founded around 1209 - 1284 was the founding of Peterhouse college, some time later) (incorrect factual information)
Paisley Caves	source of interesting coprolites	Google search +software, +computer, +Linux, +IT shows nothing obvious in top hits (does not meet the 'is a' link rule)