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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:
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
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.
The instructions below will help prevent some suggestions from being eliminated early.
How to use this table
- Come up with a name idea. Put the name in the first column.
- 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!
- 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.
- 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 ! |
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| Agnon (Agnomon) | Constantine is an ancient king who conducted his people into Asia Minor, and so is Agnon (Agnon was a tribal patriarch in the Scythian/Milesian bloodline that Constantine descends from, the race of Fenius) | Celtic & Byzantine; myth & legend | ||||
| Keating | name of a figure involved in a prominent American political scandal (Keating Five, Eliot Spitzer) |  |
Yes (Really? How? --PWF (Celtic patterns! --mizmo) (Cool! -- PWF) | |||
| MacBeth | Pictish King | |
Yes | |||
| Kennedy | the first Catholic ruler of his nation/empire |  |
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| 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 | |
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| Stars | indie-rock band from Toronto, Canada. | Yes | ||||
| 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) | |
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| Truro | a civil parish in Cornwall | |
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| Ashoka | Ashoka is an emperor. Ashoka is also the name of a flowering tree found in South Asia. | |||||
| Lynley | Inspector Lynley is a fictional detective. Captain John Constantine is also a fictional detective. | Can't see conflict unless the name of Lynley itself is trademarked | yes, detective paraphernalia | |||
| Plato | Constantine is a street name in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines and so is Plato. | |||||
| Gordian | Roman emperor | |||||
| Jovian | 4th Century Roman emperor | |||||
| Charles | Constantine was an emperor and so was Charles (IV). | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Methodius | Constantine is a missionary of Christianity to the Slavs, so is Methodius | |||||
| Segovia | Spanish City, with to the Roman Empire engineering + Classical Guitarrist | |||||
| Cesar | Constantine is a Roman emperor and Cesar too | |||||
| Independence | Constantine is a fort location in Fallout 3 game and Independence too | |||||
| Namuncura | Constantine is a Saint and Ceferino Namuncurá too | |||||
| Vojtech | Constantine is a Saint person and Vojtěch is too | |||||
| Caligula | Both are Roman emperors. | |||||
| Qin Shi Huang | Controversial emperors | |||||
| Torquemada | 1986 Eagle award winner | possible conflict with Torquemada games | ||||
| Klaatu | 'Klaatu' and 'Constantine' are both characters played by Keanu Reeves in movies | |||||
| Manfredi | Gregory M. Constantine and Juan J. Manfredi are both professors of the Department of Mathematics of the Pittsburgh University | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Birgitta | Constantine I is a saint, and so is Birgitta Birgersdotter of Sweden | Yes, found no collision | Yes, saints of all kinds | |||
| Celestine | Constantine is a pope, and so is Celestine V | Yes, found no collision | Yes, popes (of all kinds) | |||
| Eusebius | Constantine is 4th Century Christian Figure, so is Eusibius. (Eusibius was Constantine's Historian) | Yes, only personal programmers with first or last names of Eusebius | ||||
| Sinaiticus | Constantine is a 4th Century Christian object, so is the Codex Sinaiticus. (Some believe the Codex Sinataitus was one of 50 bibles ordered by Constantine to be produced). Future connections: Codex Sinaiticus is an ancient parchment document. Codex Sinaiticus is a book/document in the British Library/Russian National Library/Leipiz University Library/St Catherine's Monastary. | Yes, found no collision | Yes, http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/ | |||
| Sequoia | Beautiful tree, well known for its surprising height and age. | Yes | ||||
| Blue Bolt | Constantine is a superhero created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben. Blue Bolt is a Superhero in the public domain. Blue Bolt was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby | BAM CRASH POW | ||||
| Nemo | Constantine is a character created in part by Alan Moore. Alan Moore used Captain Nemo in his Extraordinary Gentleman series. (characters in public domain) | |||||
| Ozymandias | Constantine is a character created in part by Alan Moore. Alan Moore used Ozymandias in his Watchmen series. Also a poem. | |||||
| 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 |
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Approved |
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Rejected |
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Under review |
Rejected Suggestions
| Name | "Is a..." | Tested | Initial Approval | Board Approved | Legal Approved | |
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| 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 | ||
| Radiohead | band that recorded a Neil Young cover | (Unlikely to survive legal review. --PWF) | |
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| Dr. Who | name of a doctor on Dr. Who | ("The Doctor" was the character's name. Also unlikely to survive legal review. --PWF) | |
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| Pendragon | a king buried at Stonehenge. | possible conflict with Pendragon Software | |
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| 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) | |
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| 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) | |
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| Poirot | Hercule Poirot is a fictional detective. Captain John Constantine is also a fictional detective. | (Possible trademark conflict in area of books --PWF) | |
Yes - moustaches, fingerprints, magnifiers | ||
| Morse | Inspector Morse is a fictional detective. Captain John Constantine is also a fictional detective. | (Morse is trademarked in the software area. --PWF) | |
Detective related objects plus morse code representations | ||
| Maigret | Jules Maigret is a fictional detective. Captain John Constantine is also a fictional detective. | (Trademark conflict in area of software --PWF) | |
yes, detective paraphernalia | ||
| 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. | (Does not meet "is-a" test -- PWF) | |
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| Apollo | Constantine is a street name in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines and so is Apollo. | (Already used for a release of Red Hat Linux --PWF) | |
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| Midnite | Papa Midnite has a bar in the movie 'Constantine' | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | |
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| 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. | (Doesn't meet "is a" test. Also has trademark conflict in software area. --PWF) | |
Yes: Plenty of opportunities: go with bright lucky charms, to balance the 'friday' and '13', or alternatively, dark, gloomy, slasher | ||
| Mitchell | French actor/singer named "Eddy". | (Trademark conflict in software. --PWF) | |
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| 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 (Doesn't meet "is-a" test -- PWF) | |
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| Fixation | F12="constant/ine". F13="fix/ation". "constant" means something that does not vary, as does "fix". "-ine" is a suffix (chemical) as is "-ation" | (Arguably doesn't meet "is-a" test, also negative connotations. --PWF) | |
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| Gabriel | Constantine as a hiostoric person has a relation to Gabriel Gabriel believes that by bringing Hell, humans have a chance to prove themselves worthy of God's love through true repentence and faith. Gabriel also support Constantine. | (Might meet "is-a" test, but religious themes are too controversial to use this. --PWF) | |
Angels, Daemon | ||
| technocracy | The term technocracy is derived from the Greek words tecno ( "art") and kratos ( "force", "domain" or "power"), therefore, literally means technocratic "government of technicians". | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | |
Power of Technology | ||
| Yaguareté | Constantine is a commonly known name of Caesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, and so is Yaguareté is a commonly known name of Panthera Onca, a native animal of south america | (Too general for "is-a" test --PWF) | |
Yes, characteristics of the animal | ||
| Butterfly | * is a barber shop in london | (Trademark conflict -- PWF) | |
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| Palatinos | Constantine is the Latin form of the name Eustáthios, Eustathios Palatinos was the catepan of Italy in 1046 | (Trademark conflict -- PWF) | |
Hills of Rome, Battle was defeated in, Raphael was next incumbent | ||
| Logan | John Constantine and Ted 'Theodore' Logan are both characters played by Keanu Reeves | (Trademark conflict --PWF) | |
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| Clarke | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский) was a futurist and sci-fi writer. So was Arthur C. Clarke. | (Trademark conflict --PWF) | |
Yes, sci-fi/steampunk | ||
| Milan | Constantine, 1st Roman emperor to support Christianity, proclaimed the Edict of Milan in 313 granting religious freedom to all. | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | |
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| Byzantium | Constantine, 1st Roman emperor to support Christianity, created a new central, Christian city for the Roman Empire at Byzantium (later, Istanbul) | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | |
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| Quilpue | Constantine is a small town, in Michigan, so is Quilpue, in Chile | (Town link was used for F11->F12 --PWF) | |
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| 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) | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | |
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| Pantegni | Constantine the African was a translator of many texts. His Pantegni ("the complete art") was then the main source of medical knowledge. | yes. no copyrights or collisions (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | |
Yes, from this book can be other compendiums or collected works (Grey as in Grey's Anatomy, Rick as in Rick Steves' Europe, etc.) or concepts such as the Hippocratic Oath, medieval medicine, or people like Solomon, Galen, etc.) | ||
| Hellblazer | Comic book and Graphic Novel series. Its central character is the streetwise magician John Constantine. | (See admonition near top; comic book/movie links are passe. --PWF) | |
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| Caral | First city of America 5000 BC (Before Christ) - Peru - South America | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | |