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Fedora release name history
Name n and n+1 must share an is-a (not a has-a) relationship, but n and n+2 must not share the same is-a relationship as n and n+1.
Guidelines for name submissions
Fedora 9 (Sulphur)
- Sulphur is an element that causes an adverse reaction (tarnishing) when it contacts silver. In mythology, it is a element used to drive away werewolves.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver#Silver_compounds
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-December/msg01194.html
Fedora 8 (Werewolf)
- Werewolf is the name of a movie about a dude who turns into a werewolf. A werewolf also has an adverse reaction (death) when it comes into contact with silver.
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118137/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf
Fedora 7 (Moonshine)
- Moonshine is an independent record label, and also the name of a movie.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_Music
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0009389/
Fedora Core 6 (Zod)
- General Zod is a character in the DC Comics universe, as well as an independent record label.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Zod
- http://www.zodrecords.com/
Fedora Core 5 (Bordeaux)
- Bordeaux is a wine-producing region in France, as well as a comic book character.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Bordeaux
Fedora Core 4 (Stentz)
- Andre Stentz is a French winery. As such, both Heidelberg and Stentz are distributors of alcoholic beverages.
- http://perso.orange.fr/andre.stentz/
Fedora Core 3 (Heidelberg)
- Heidelberg is a city in Germany, and also a brand/distributor of beer.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg
- http://www.heidelbergdistributing.com
Fedora Core 2 (Tettnang)
- Tettnang is a city in Germany that is a producer of hops.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettnang
Fedora Core 1 (Yarrow)
- Yarrow is a plant with many uses. Prior to the use of hops in the flavoring of beer, yarrow was used for this purpose.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarrow