[all] Nominations for the "W" release name

Kendall Nelson kennelson11 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 22 22:06:04 UTC 2020


Thanks for getting this started Sean!

-Kendall (diablo_rojo)

On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 7:49 AM Sean McGinnis <sean.mcginnis at gmx.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> We get to be a little proactive this time around and get the release
> name chosen for the "W" release. Time to start thinking of good names
> again!
>
> Process Changes
> ---------------
>
> There are a couple of changes to be aware of with our naming process. In
> the past, we had always based our naming criteria on something
> geographically local to the Summit location. With the event changes to
> no longer have two large Summit-type events per year, we have tweaked
> our process to open things up and make it hopefully a little easier to
> pick a good name that the community likes.
>
> There are a couple of significant changes. First, names can now be
> proposed for anything that starts with the appropriate letter. It is no
> longer tied to a specific geographic region. Second, in order to
> simplify the process, the electorate for the poll will be the OpenStack
> Technical Committee. Full details of the release naming process can be
> found here:
>
> https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/release-naming.html
>
> Name Selection
> --------------
>
> With that, the nomination period for the "W" release name is now open.
> Please add suitable names to:
>
> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Release_Naming/W_Proposals
>
> We will accept nominations until February 7, 202 at 23:59:59 UTC. We
> will then have a brief period for any necessary discussions and to get
> the poll set up, with the TC electorate voting starting by February 17,
> 2020 and going no longer than February 23, 2020.
>
> Based on past timing with trademark and copyright reviews, we will
> likely have an official release name by mid to late March.
>
> Happy naming!
>
> Sean
>
>
>
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