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

PROPOSED:

• Name collection: 13 October through 19 October
• List to Fedora Board: 20 October to 22 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 !
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...?		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		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"		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.		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			Passion for nature, for brave people Ref
Allensworth	Allen Allensworth is from Tulare County and Laughlin was born there	Several companies, none on IT			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".			There is well-known iconic imagery that could perhaps serve as a starting point for design brainstorming
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"			Mayan culture; Outreach to underprivileged (founder of Popular University); "captivating totality of nature" Ref.
Bardeen	John Bardeen is a Nobel prize laureate as Laughlin was	No collision found		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		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.			Brittania is the latin name of Great Britain.	Territories or antique design, etc.
Carlin	Laughlin is a town in Nevada, and so is Carlin			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)	Some little companies contain the name "Dexter"		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.	No IT related brands nor companies		A tribute to Robert Floyd, emminent computer scientist.	Computer/sciences design.
Kannus	Kannus is a city in Finland				Torvalds's country
Maestro	Maestro, Italian word, appoint the Master, arrived with the more high degrees of his artistic practice.			Because i like this name and let my inspiration come	Adapted to this distribution i think
Malmstrom	Laughlin is an Airforce base and so is Malmstrom.	No IT or software related collisions that I could see.		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.
Phosphorus	Laughlin is a brain lighting, and so is the property of phosphorus.	IT maybe conflict with http://p15consulting.com/		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
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		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
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.			Aliens!
Shockley	William Shockley is a Nobel laureate	Surprisingly, I found no collisions (eugenics? -Tezcatl)			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 !	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)			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.			University, school design. Or even the cardinal tree of Stanford.
Sturgis	Laughlin, Nev., hosts an annual motorcycle rally and so does Sturgis, S.D.			Would make for an interesting transition.	Motorcycles, wind in the hair, etc.
Whittle	Frank Whittle invented the jet engine	None that I could see			Jets- wind, steam, air flow
Woody	Laughlin is a Linux distribution and so is Woody				Just a cheeky suggestion
Wynn	Wynn is a casino entrepreneur as is Don Laughlin.			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.
Guerrero	Chavo Guerrero was a ECW Champion as it was Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin AKA Tommy Dreamer	I searched Guerrero +Computer +IT +Technology +Hardware		Guerrero is a Spanish word that means Warrior.	Warrior, battle
Amur	Amur Tigers are the biggest living cats on earth.			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		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		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		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
Macau	Laughlin is a gaming location, and so is Macau.	None found			China, Nature, Gambling
Gonsalves	Laughlin is a military base, and so is Gonsalves.	Timothy Gonsalves (IIT)			Jungle, Nature
Lovelock	Laughlin is a city in Nevada, and so is Lovelock.				Love and locks
Bacon	(John) Laughlin is an actor in the film Footloose, and so is (Kevin) Bacon.	There is Ubuntu's Community Manager Jono Bacon		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.		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[2], and so is Gutzwiller[3]. It is a variational many-particle wavefunction which describes interacting particles on a rigid lattice.	No collisions found		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[[4]] (in West Virginia), so is Bellevue[[5]] (Edinburgh)			Bellevue (French, meaning beautiful view), Bellevue is also the name of a Castle[[6]], a Palace[[7]] and other famous places.	Castles, Palaces, Heraldic
Neruda	Neruda is a Nobel Prize award winner, also is Laughlin			Pablo Neruda[[8]] 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.
Afterworld	Viva Laughlin[[9]] is a US TV series from 2007 so is Afterworld[[10]]	There is a russian MMO named Afterworld[[11]]			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			Golf, planes, aeronautics
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.)			Irish, Castles, The Blarney Stone
Weizenbaum	"Laughlin is a contended (physik) scientist, and so was Joseph Weizenbaum for IT Science. He died in 2008. [[12]]	No conflicts found			Laughlin write a Book: "The Crime of Reason: And the Closing of the Scientific Mind." Joseph´s : "Computer Power and Human Reason" [[13]]
Coltrane	Laughlin (Tim) is a jazz musician, also was John Coltrane	No conflicts found		John Coltrane[[14]] is an icon in the history of jazz and thus the modern American music	music, abstract, spirituality

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