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On 07/03/2012 07:33 PM, James E. Blair wrote:
> Brian Waldon <brian.waldon at 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.
> 
> 
> 
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