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I would like to come out as strongly pro-Grizzly.

I wonder if this release name would make Thierry the "moma grizzly":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_grizzly

dan

On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 1:33 AM, James E. Blair <corvus at inaugust.com> 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.
>
>
>
> 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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