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man. 14. feb. 2022, 19:36 skrev Ghanshyam Mann <gmann at ghanshyammann.com>:

>  ---- On Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:53:04 -0600 Giulio Fidente <
> gfidente at 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.
>

Has this passed a cultural check as well?

YMMV, but a few generations will immediately associate this name with a not
so flattering scene [4] from the timeless classic motion picture named Pulp
Fiction.

4: https://youtu.be/5lL1ypndnWA

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Frode Nordahl

-gmann
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