Re: [Design-team] F12 names and themeability
by brian hurren
Stradivari..... Sounds like a violin, could do a musical theme, violins, an orchestra, stylized notes ect.
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Subject: Re: [Design-team] F12 names and themeability
To: "Fedora Design Team" <design-team(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>
Received: Wednesday, 3 June, 2009, 1:58 AM
On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 08:24 -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote:
> Hi Design Team.
>
> As you're probably aware we are working early on the F12 naming
> process, to provide the Fedora Design team plenty of time for theming
> the next release, as requested. The community submitted names to the
> wiki page, and then the Board did a vote on the community names that
> passed the initial review process. The top names will be sent to
> Legal for final approval and then turned into a ballot on which the
> whole community will vote. Therefore, the top name on the Board's
> list may not end up winning the final vote. I'm only going to list
> the top 16 or so names here to make things easier for this team -- the
> idea is that I will send about 12 names to Legal, and hope for at
> least 8 back that pass legal review.
>
> I would ask that people remember that themes can be very broad and
> simply "inspired" by a name. For example, "Heisenberg" is the name of
> a scientist who postulated the Uncertainty Principle (that measuring
> certain subatomic events actually changed the nature of those
> events). So that name lends itself to things like atoms/molecules, or
> other interconnectedness that could represent community, and building
> structure from small things.
>
> Before I send the list on to Legal, I would like the Design team to
> look at these names and give me some indication of their themeability.
>
> I think the easiest way to accomplish this is for anyone participating
> in the Design team to indicate whether they think a name *can* be
> themed, either with "+1" and/or an idea for how to do it. If there
> are any names for which no one indicates themeability, I will consider
> leaving those off the list for final review by Legal.
>
> Josh Boyer, the Board, and I are performing this process early --
> before Fedora 11 is even released! -- because the Design Team has
> asked for that repeatedly. Therefore the sooner you can get me your
> input, the sooner I can send these on to Legal, and set up a community
> voting process for the actual F12 name. I would really like it if I
> can get people's input in the next 24-48 hours!
>
> The list:
>
> Quetzalcoatl
+1 should be probably possible to do some simplified or abstract-ized
version of this deity.
> Constantine
unsure. I can imagine connection to Constantinople but I don't have in
mind any concrete idea that would work good as default wallpaper
> Hubble
+1 either stylised satellites or deep-space like view should be
plausible
> Umbria
not sure what this is, wikipedia says it's in Italy, so we could maybe
go with some landscape images, but seeing how we failed with that for
F11...
> Hippokoon
unsure.
> Heisenberg
+1
> Goliath
> Rugosa
> Adamastor
> Orville
> Chilon
> Wallace
> Elvis
> Cimrman
> Alexander
> Stradivari
>
These are all names of (imaginary) people, it seems... For Cimrman you
can go with probably anything (since he invented everything...) also it
appeals to me because I am Czech... Stradivari would be probably nice
for taking some parts of violins and building the themes around it,
similar for Elvis (though with guitar or just music in general). Not
sure about the rest... Maybe others would have some ideas on these.
Martin
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Re: [Design-team] F12 names and themeability
by brian hurren
Umbria..... Could be shadows? speaking of which I am going to see a solar eclipse in july...anyone else going to see it?
--- On Wed, 3/6/09, Máirín Duffy <mairin(a)linuxgrrl.com> wrote:
From: Máirín Duffy <mairin(a)linuxgrrl.com>
Subject: Re: [Design-team] F12 names and themeability
To: "Fedora Design Team" <design-team(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>
Received: Wednesday, 3 June, 2009, 2:35 AM
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> From: Nicu Buculei <nicu_fedora(a)nicubunu.ro>
> After a quick read of the list, I don't see anything as unthemeable as
> "sulphur", so any of the choices are acceptable IMO.
Yes that one was a real stinker... HAWHAWHAW :)
> I will take them one by one and emit some quick ideas:
>
> > Quetzalcoatl
>
> It may be inspired by an asteroid, but I would be tempted to challenge
> the cultural taboos and use some pre-Columbian imagery (dragon serpents,
> pyramids)
+1 I think the pre-Columbian imagery is a great idea.
>
> > Constantine
>
> Byzantine... 'nuff said :D
> > Hubble
>
> Stars, galaxies, we can just stole the wallpaper from the Astronomy spin
+1
> > Umbria
>
> I am pretty sure our Italian friends can come with a lot of ideas about
> this (I don't think we will feature Star Trek ships).
+1
>
> > Hippokoon
>
> I am no big fan of this, going with (less known[1]) Spartan kings will
> be pretty much repeating some motifs tried for F11, but is doable.
>
> [1] even all wikipedia has to say about it is a stub:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocoon
-1 I would definitely like to move on from the Spartan idea...
>
> > Heisenberg
>
> Paul gave already an idea here
+1
>
> > Goliath
>
> Power, might, crushing everything around. But is it a good idea?
> Ultimately Goliath was a loser, defeated by David.
+1 I think we could twist this around though, e.g. we could theme the artwork on defeating the target of Goliath, posing Fedora as the David...
>
> > Rugosa
+1 I LOVE this one. There are so many beautiful natural patterns we could use - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haeckel_Tetracoralla.jpg
>
> I think it may be interesting to have a floral theme, with roses and
> stuff. We can claim the girls temporarily overpowered the geeks at Fedora.
>
> > Adamastor
>
> I have the same concern as for Hippokoon
-1 me too, please let's move on from Spartans!
>
> > Orville
>
> It may be interesting to have a graphic theme about music and shout
> "Fedora 12 rocks!"
+1 http://fedorapeople.org/groups/designteam/Fedora%20Collateral/Guitar%20Pi... :)
>
> > Chilon
>
> Good thing we can shift from Ancient Greek heroes to Swiss castles, I
> would try touse this in a theme.
+1
>
> > Wallace
>
> We can try something dark, Sin City style or some Scottish references.
+1
> > Elvis
>
> To go with "music" would be to obvious, we can try something like "is
> not dead!"
+1 We could do something spooky maybe, Elvis' ghost...
>
> > Cimrman
>
> The Czech character is, IMHO, a bit obscure for an international
> audience so we may have to go here with the astronomy thing.
+1
> > Alexander
>
> I would liked more to have in the suggestion list some references for
> secondary meanings, we know is a common name, was a Greek king...
> something else to try than the same old Greek theme.
+1 I think there's a lot of possibilities here tho. Alexander Graham Bell, Alexander Method, or maybe the movie Moondance Alexander which is about ponies which leads to a OMG!!!!! PONIES!!@!#!@$!@$ theme!
>
> > Stradivari
>
> Music, classic, fine art.
+1
>
> Those are some ideas I got "on the spot", with some thinking I am sure
> we can find some more, so any choice is doable (but I would not be happy
> with repeating an "Ancient Greece" theme).
Same here, no repeats!
~m
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