---- On Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:53:04 -0600 Giulio Fidente <gfidente@redhat.com> wrote ----
 > On 2/14/22 18:03, Ghanshyam Mann wrote:
 > > Hello Everyone,
 > >
 > > We have the final name selected for the OpenStack next release name. Its "OpenStack Zed".
 > >
 > > As per the release name criteria[1], selection of release name has gone through three steps:
 > >
 > > Step1: Name nomination from community members[2].
 > >
 > > Step2: TC voted on the nominated names[3].
 > >
 > > Step3: Trademark checks by Foundation on winners from TC votes.
 > > In trademark check, “Zed” is finalized as the best bet for this release.
 > >
 > > Thanks community members for participating in name nomination, TC to vote and Foundation for performing the
 > > trademark checks.
 > >
 > > [1] https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/release-naming.html#release-name-criteria
 > > [2] https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Release_Naming/Z_Proposals
 > > [3] https://civs1.civs.us/cgi-bin/results.pl?id=E_693bd8bbe63ca52f
 >
 > hi there, thanks for the update
 >
 > I have a stupid, please excuse me if it was written already in some
 > previous message: the poll results at [3] suggest that most voted were:
 >
 > 1. Zen - after Yoga, you should get Zen)  (Not defeated in any contest
 > vs. another choice)
 > 2. Zombie - an undead
 > 3. Zeta , loses to Zombie - an undead by 5–2
 > 4. Zed , loses to Zombie - an undead by 4–1
 >
 > did 1,2,3 fail the trademark checks?

Yes, as per the trademark checks done by the Foundation, Zed is the best choice.

-gmann

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 > thanks
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 > Giulio Fidente
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