Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Thu, 2011-10-13 at 23:40 +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > What is beefy about that? Beefy to me means tasty, of substance, > > fulfilling, delicious. Not, as the image implies, full of fat, gristle > > and bone flavoured with condiment and stuffed in an over aerated bread roll. > > > I guess Hind

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:47, Andrew Haley wrote: > I think that "miracle" is more often used as a metaphor.  As a > description of free (as in gratis) software that's better than > software you have to pay for, "miracle" isn't entirely inappropriate. Here´s what I first thought: Beefy Miracle:

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

> What is beefy about that? Beefy to me means tasty, of substance, > fulfilling, delicious. Not, as the image implies, full of fat, gristle > and bone flavoured with condiment and stuffed in an over aerated bread roll. I guess Hindu's will see it differently -- users mailing list users@lists

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

The Fedora 16 release name is: Beefy Miracle Curious. To me Fedora is neither beefy nor a miracle. Fedora renditions - here today gone tomorrow, life span of a moth dancing round a flame, a year passes and we update or suffer. At least that, to me, is the perceived threat. What is beefy abou

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:48:40 +0200, CW (Christoph) wrote: > > > > > > > The Fedora 16 release name is: Beefy Miracle > > > > > > > > > > > > Childish. > > > > > > > > > > Why? > > > > > > > > Well, try to explain it to the users without talking in riddles. > > > > > > Have we ever explained na

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 14:21 +0200 schrieb Michael Schwendt: > On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:07:50 +0200, CW (Christoph) wrote: > > > Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 13:25 +0200 schrieb Michael Schwendt: > > > On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:23:15 +0200, CW (Christoph) wrote: > > > > > > > Am Dienstag, den 11

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

Gentle People: "Last night I received a message via Twitter from a hot dog." See the difficulty we are in!!! This is what happens when you take political advice from a Hot Dog! Hey, I know that most will consider this to be a dumb idea, but,,, what about

RE: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

> What purpose do these codenames serve? First, the code name gets recorded in /etc/redhat-release.. Second, and more importantly, if gives us all something to discuss on the mailing list! :) -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: htt

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 11/10/11 10:23, Christoph Wickert wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 08:40 +0200 schrieb Erik P. Olsen: >> On 11/10/11 03:02, Jared K. Smith wrote: >> >>> The Fedora 16 release name is: Beefy Miracle >> >> Childish. > > Why? > > Beefy Miracle has a long history in Fedora, in fact it dates bac

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Thomas Dineen wrote: > "Beefy Miracle" > > Sounds like a new brand of dog food. > > Thomas Dineen > *+1* > > > On 10/10/2011 6:16 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > On 10/11/2011 09:05 AM, Jared K. Smith w

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/11/2011 11:37 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 10/11/2011 01:39 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote: >> Unless you are happy with everyone telling the "these number of people" >> where to put their beefy miracle --- fill in the cliche yourself (does >> it still sound "cute" in this context and an inside jo

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/11/2011 12:34 PM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > Other than a legal check for conflicts with trademarks etc, that is > correct. Any name can get through if someone proposes and enough people > vote for it. Anyone with a Fedora account can vote and getting a > account takes only a few minutes. Y

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > Other than a legal check for conflicts with trademarks etc,  that is > correct.  Any name can get through if someone proposes and enough people > vote for it.  Anyone with a Fedora account can vote and getting a > account takes only a few mi

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/11/2011 06:47 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > I did not know the proceedings for voting or even that it was on, so it > is correct, I did not vote. Of course, that gives me no voice (which is > appropriate). However, it does not preclude me from having an opinion. Sure but the fact is that, sug

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/11/2011 07:47 PM, Dokuro wrote: > I could not vote because the sing in site always gave me bad captcha > as result... Report such issues. Admin AT fedoraproject.org Rahul -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fed

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/11/2011 07:05 PM, Tim wrote: > On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 21:57 -0500, Michael Cronenworth wrote: >> I voted a 0 on this name. Did anyone else complaining even vote? There >> was low voter turnout. > > So, if someone proposes an inappropriate name, and if enough people vote > for it, it'll get th

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

Tom Horsley wrote: > So where do we go to propose names? It was done on http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Name_suggestions_for_Fedora_17 I suppose when the nomination period opens for f18, there will be corresponding, http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Name_suggestions_for_Fedora_18 -- rex -- users

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

I could not vote because the sing in site always gave me bad captcha as result... -- OS: http://fedoraproject.org/es/ - http://www.linuxmint.com/ Graficos: http://www.blender.org - http://www.gimp.org Musica: http://www.jamendo.com - http://www.openoctave.org/ Recetas: http://www.recetas-sencilla

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

So where do we go to propose names? I'd like to be able to vote for the ultra secret squirrel code name for fedora 18 to be: "fedora 18". Now *there's* a code name for you! -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproj

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/11/2011 02:17 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:09:29 -0500 Christoph Wickert > wrote: > >> Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 19:25 +0800 schrieb Ed Greshko: >>> I frankly (no pun intended) don't think "Beefy Miracle" is a name to be >>> proud of. >> >> I do. Even though I am ve

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 21:57 -0500, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > I voted a 0 on this name. Did anyone else complaining even vote? There > was low voter turnout. So, if someone proposes an inappropriate name, and if enough people vote for it, it'll get through. There's no vetting of appropriate pro

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 6:17 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:09:29 -0500 Christoph Wickert > wrote: > >> Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 19:25 +0800 schrieb Ed Greshko: >> > I frankly (no pun intended) don't think "Beefy Miracle" is a name to be >> > proud of. >> >> I do. Even thou

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:09:29 -0500 Christoph Wickert wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 19:25 +0800 schrieb Ed Greshko: > > I frankly (no pun intended) don't think "Beefy Miracle" is a name to be > > proud of. > > I do. Even though I am vegetarian. > My problem with the name is that it con

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:07:50 +0200, CW (Christoph) wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 13:25 +0200 schrieb Michael Schwendt: > > On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:23:15 +0200, CW (Christoph) wrote: > > > > > Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 08:40 +0200 schrieb Erik P. Olsen: > > > > On 11/10/11 03:02, Jared K

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 19:25 +0800 schrieb Ed Greshko: > I frankly (no pun intended) don't think "Beefy Miracle" is a name to be > proud of. I do. Even though I am vegetarian. Regards, Christoph -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription op

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 13:25 +0200 schrieb Michael Schwendt: > On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:23:15 +0200, CW (Christoph) wrote: > > > Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 08:40 +0200 schrieb Erik P. Olsen: > > > On 11/10/11 03:02, Jared K. Smith wrote: > > > > > > > The Fedora 16 release name is: Beefy Mi

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 11/10/11 09:23, Christoph Wickert wrote: > > Beefy Miracle has a long history in Fedora, in fact it dates back to the > days of Red Hat Linux and as a tribute to one of the greatest Red Hat > releases ever it's just fair to have Fedora named "Beefy Miracle" 10 > years later. > > Just my 2 cents,

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:23:15 +0200, CW (Christoph) wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 08:40 +0200 schrieb Erik P. Olsen: > > On 11/10/11 03:02, Jared K. Smith wrote: > > > > > The Fedora 16 release name is: Beefy Miracle > > > > Childish. > > Why? Well, try to explain it to the users withou

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/11/2011 06:58 PM, Michael Schwendt wrote: > If it bugs you that much, consider taking part in the voting next time.;) > That might also make it more difficult for small groups to push their > names. It really doesn't bug me very much at all. I have no idea what the names of F10, F11, F12,

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:07:45 +0800, EG (Ed) wrote: > On 10/11/2011 01:39 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote: > > Unless you are happy with everyone telling the "these number of people" > > where to put their beefy miracle --- fill in the cliche yourself (does > > it still sound "cute" in this context and

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:40:42 -0700 Thomas Dineen wrote: > "Beefy Miracle" > > Sounds like a new brand of dog food. I imagine all the p0rn sites are busy trying to googlebomb the phrase ready 8) -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription optio

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 00:32 -0400 schrieb Chris Kloiber: > On 10/10/2011 10:57 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > > - Original message - > >> Actually, I have to believe this is a joke email if it is true, > >> then all I can wonder is if Fedora naming is under the control of 13

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 08:40 +0200 schrieb Erik P. Olsen: > On 11/10/11 03:02, Jared K. Smith wrote: > > > The Fedora 16 release name is: Beefy Miracle > > Childish. Why? Beefy Miracle has a long history in Fedora, in fact it dates back to the days of Red Hat Linux and as a tribute to one

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 11/10/11 03:02, Jared K. Smith wrote: > The Fedora 16 release name is: Beefy Miracle Childish. -- Erik -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.o

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/11/2011 01:39 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote: > Unless you are happy with everyone telling the "these number of people" > where to put their beefy miracle --- fill in the cliche yourself (does > it still sound "cute" in this context and an inside joke you wish to > exhibit to the world?) Not to

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/10/2011 09:12 PM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 13:44:53 +1000, >Rohan Ferris wrote: >> I gave 0 for Beefy Miracle also. Is this a joke? > Sort of. "Beefy Miracle" has been an inside joke going back at least > several releases now. A number of people who like it decide

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/10/2011 10:57 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > - Original message - >> Actually, I have to believe this is a joke email if it is true, >> then all I can wonder is if Fedora naming is under the control of 13 >> year olds just learning about wink, wink, nudge, nudge. >> >> It is

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 13:44:53 +1000, Rohan Ferris wrote: > I gave 0 for Beefy Miracle also. Is this a joke? Sort of. "Beefy Miracle" has been an inside joke going back at least several releases now. A number of people who like it decided to try to get a release named after it. They just succ

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

I gave 0 for Beefy Miracle also. Is this a joke? On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > - Original message - > > Actually, I have to believe this is a joke email if it is true, > > then all I can wonder is if Fedora naming is under the control of 13 > > year

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

- Original message - > Actually, I have to believe this is a joke email  if it is true, > then all I can wonder is if Fedora naming is under the control of 13 > year olds just learning about wink, wink, nudge, nudge. > > It is so wrong ... its actually a bit replusive I voted a 0

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/10/2011 10:41 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote: > On 10/10/2011 06:58 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: >> I agree >> >> On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:40:01 -0500 Chris Kloiber >>wrote: >> >>> Wow... >>> >>> That just sounds wrong on *SO* many levels. >>> > Beefy Miracle > Actually, I have to believe

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/10/2011 06:58 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > I agree > > On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:40:01 -0500 Chris Kloiber > wrote: > >> Wow... >> >> That just sounds wrong on *SO* many levels. >> Beefy Miracle >>> Actually, I have to believe this is a joke email if it is true, then all I c

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

I agree On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:40:01 -0500 Chris Kloiber wrote: > Wow... > > That just sounds wrong on *SO* many levels. > > > On 10/10/2011 09:05 PM, Jared K. Smith wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Jared K. Smith > > wrote: > >> The voting has concluded for the Fedora 16 rel

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

"Beefy Miracle" Sounds like a new brand of dog food. Thomas Dineen On 10/10/2011 6:16 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 10/11/2011 09:05 AM, Jared K. Smith wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Jared K. Smith >>wrote: >>> The voting has concluded for the Fedora 16 release name, and the >

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

Wow... That just sounds wrong on *SO* many levels. On 10/10/2011 09:05 PM, Jared K. Smith wrote: > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Jared K. Smith > wrote: >> The voting has concluded for the Fedora 16 release name, and the >> results are in! Thank you to the Fedora community members who made

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

On 10/11/2011 09:05 AM, Jared K. Smith wrote: > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Jared K. Smith > wrote: >> The voting has concluded for the Fedora 16 release name, and the >> results are in! Thank you to the Fedora community members who made >> name suggestions and participated in the voting. >