Release Name History
Prior to Fedora Linux 21, releases had code names. This page documents the history of release names.
Release name relationships
Name n and n+1 must share an "is-a" (not a "has-a") relationship, but n and n+2 must not share the same is-a relationship as n and n+1. The release names we put up for vote tend to have multiple meanings so as to allow us to select a new name with a different relationship for the next release. It is part of the fun!
Release name history
Fedora Linux 20 (Heisenbug)
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Heisenbug is a term for a software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behaviour when one attempts to study it.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug
Fedora Linux 19 (Schrödinger’s Cat)
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Schrödinger’s cat corresponds to a theoretical thought experiment.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat
Fedora Linux 18 (Spherical Cow)
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Spherical Cow is something that has never been observed, and may also therefore be considered as a theoretical thought experiment.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_cow
Fedora Linux 17 (Beefy Miracle)
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Beefy Miracle is a name that was suggested for Fedora 16 (like Verne), and is also something that has never been observed.
Fedora Linux 16 (Verne)
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James Lovelock is a futurologist, and so was Jules Verne
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne
Fedora Linux 15 (Lovelock)
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Laughlin is a city in the state of Nevada (United States), and so is Lovelock.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovelock,_Nevada
Fedora Linux 14 (Laughlin)
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Robert H. Goddard was a professor of physics, and so was Robert Laughlin.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_B._Laughlin
Fedora Linux 13 (Goddard)
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Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский (Konstantin/Constantine Tsiolkovsky) was a rocket scientist, and so was Robert Goddard.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._Goddard
Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine)
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Constantine is the name of Township in St. Joseph County, Michigan in the United States, as well as a name of a bay in the United Kingdom.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine,_Michigan
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There are several other connections listed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine
Fedora Linux 11 (Leonidas)
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Leonidas was a ship in the United States Navy.
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Leonidas is also the name of a king.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_I
Fedora Linux 10 (Cambridge)
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Cambridge is a city in the United States, as well as being original code name of Red Hat Linux 10 (before it became Fedora Core 1), and was the name of a ship in the United States Navy.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge%2C_Massachusetts
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Voting results: https://web.archive.org/web/20080809205521/http://jwboyer.fedorapeople.org/fedora10relname.txt.asc
Fedora Linux 9 (Sulphur)
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Sulphur is an element that causes an adverse reaction (tarnishing) when it contacts silver. In mythology, it is an element used to drive away werewolves. Sulphur is also a city in the United States.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver#Silver_compounds
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-December/msg01194.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur,_Louisiana
Fedora Linux 8 (Werewolf)
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Werewolf is the name of a movie about a dude who turns into a werewolf. A werewolf also has an adverse reaction (death) when it comes into contact with silver.
Fedora Linux 7 (Moonshine)
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Moonshine is an independent record label, and also the name of a movie.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_Music
Fedora Core 6 (Zod)
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General Zod is a character in the DC Comics universe, as well as an independent record label.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Zod
Fedora Core 5 (Bordeaux)
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Bordeaux is a wine-producing region in France, as well as a comic book character.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Bordeaux
Fedora Core 4 (Stentz)
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Andre Stentz is a French winery. As such, both Heidelberg and Stentz are distributors of alcoholic beverages.
Fedora Core 3 (Heidelberg)
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Heidelberg is a city in Germany, and also a brand/distributor of beer.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg
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