On 07/03/2012 07:33 PM, James E. Blair wrote: > Brian Waldon <brian.wal...@rackspace.com> writes: > >> TL;DR - Screw the rules, let's call the next release 'Grizzly' >> >> As California is rather lacking in the 'municipality names starting >> with a G that we should use for an OpenStack release' department, I >> have had to look *slightly* outside the ruleset to find a suitable 'G' >> release name - that name being 'Grizzly'. The rules clearly state that >> a release name must represent a city or county near the corresponding >> design summit and be comprised of a single word of ten characters or >> less - the problem here being that 'Grizzly' is actually 'Grizzly >> Flats.' Having already polled a small subset of the community, I feel >> like there would be enough support for 'Grizzly' to win if it were on >> the ballot. As I'm more interested in selecting a suitable name than >> accurately representing some arbitrary territory, I'd love to either >> permanently amend the rules to make this acceptable or grant an >> exception in this one case. As Thierry said, if this reaches critical >> mass, we will figure out what to do. Otherwise, I'll shut up and deal >> with 'Gazelle'. > > I will join your Bear Flag Revolt.
Best. Picture. Ever. We have a G winner... and honestly, if that's not the t-shirt then I'm going to have my own bear flag revolt. Grizzly FTW > > We could amend the rules to add official symbols of the territory in > question. Despite being one of the most recognized symbols of > California, named the state animal, and appearing on the state flag, the > Grizzly bear (Ursus californicus) has been extinct here since 1922. > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Republic#Bear_Flag_Revolt > > -Jim > Though as a Firesign Theatre fan, I like Goshen too. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
