I have the same concern as a Chinese, Emperor Meiji will be linked to a war happened in 1895, also invasion of Taiwan. That is so bad historical memory for Chinese. Refer to : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sino-Japanese_War
I recommend selecting another candidate. >It is totally understandable that the combination of "Japan" and >"Meiji" recalls harsh history to some people, especially in East Asia. >As a Japanese, I'm sorry for that. >I think the release naming process should not cause such friction. >Could we just select some other neutral candidate name instead? >At Wed, 08 Jul 2015 04:40:58 +0000, >Jaesuk Ahn wrote: > > Dear OpenStack Community, > > As Clint mentioned, there is some historical background regarding the name > of "Meiji". > > I have been aware of the potential problem with "Meiji", however, I have > not raise my voice here since it was not the top of the list. > However, with current situation, IMHO, it is better to present my concern > over this name. > > It was briefly mentioned in the previous email thread. > Once again, please understand that the name "Meiji" can create some > historical debate in East Asia, especially in Korea. Under the name of > t, Japan forcefully colonized Korea. Lots of people in Korea > suffered during the colonization. Furthermore, this history is not the one > only exists on the book. This is actually very recent event in terms of > history. > > FYI, there is a wiki entry: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule > If you look at "legacy" section in the above wiki entry, you will > understand what I am referring to. > > I am not saying the word "Meiji" is bad in general. I just want to state > that this word can cause very negative feeling to some people in East Asia. > > I totally value the community's process and rules. I recognize that process > to select "Meiji" itself was not the problem at all. > However, I am sincerely asking the community to acknowledge my concern over > this name, and please put some effort as a community to avoid any > unnecessary debate. > > Thank you. > > Best wishes for everyone here in the community. > > > Jaesuk Ahn, Ph.D. > member of OpenStack Community and OpenStack Korea User Group. > > > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 2:24 AM Clint Byrum <cl...@fewbar.com> wrote: > > > http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_meiji.htm > > > > There's a summary of what Meiji might mean to historians. I'm not sure if > > OpenStack needs to be too concerned about this, but I believe this is what > > Ian is referring to as "historical and political debates in East Asia." > > > > Seems like a hot-button name for OpenStack to adopt. > > > > Excerpts from Ian Y. Choi's message of 2015-07-07 05:40:52 -0700: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I think the third name 'Meiji' may arise some historical and political > > > debates in East Asia, as far as I know. > > > > > > Could you share what significant identified problems are on the first two > > > selected from our election? > > > > > > > > > With many thanks, > > > > > > /Ian > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Masayuki Igawa <masayuki.ig...@gmail.com > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > # I'm a native Japanese speaker :-) > > > > > > > > 2015年7月7日(火) 20:33 Amrith Kumar <amr...@tesora.com>: > > > > > > > >> Maybe this (the google answer)? > > > >> > > > >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvw0A12aOGQ > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, this is correct pronunciation. > > > > > > > > > > > >> But someone who is a native Japanese speaker should confirm. > > > >> > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9vwge557hY > > > > I think this is a casual version and Japanese people are familiar with > > > > this. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- Masayuki Igawa > > > > > > > > > > > >> -amrith > > > >> > > > >> P.S. the yahoo answer suggests that you pronounce it as "Meh - gee" > > with > > > >> the emphasis on the "meh" ;) > > > >> > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: Matthias Runge [mailto:mru...@redhat.com] > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 6:08 AM > > > >> To: openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org > > > >> Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] OpenStack Meiji (明治) - Our next release > > name > > > >> has been selected > > > >> > > > >> On Mon, Jul 06, 2015 at 11:48:13PM -0400, Monty Taylor wrote: > > > >> > significant identified problems... but the third in the list, Meiji > > (明 > > > >> > 治) is clear. > > > >> > > > > >> > So please join me in welcoming the latest name to our family ... and > > > >> > if you, like me, are not a native Japanese speaker, in learning two > > > >> > new characters. > > > >> > > > >> Could someone provide a hint please, how to pronounce this properly? > > > >> -- > > > >> Matthias Runge <mru...@redhat.com> > > > >> > > > >> > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > > >> OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > > > >> Unsubscribe: > > > >> openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > > > >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > > > >> > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > > >> OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > > > >> Unsubscribe: > > > >> openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > > > >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > > > >> > > > > -- > > > > -- Masayuki Igawa > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > > > OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > > > > Unsubscribe: > > openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > > > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > > Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > > __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
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