> So, basically we will be using mithology for names. 1) spelling 2) basically, just series of letters but one might call that an oversimplification. they are the names of minor planets. --Gravis
On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Ricardo Larrañaga <[email protected]> wrote: > So, basically we will be using mithology for names. Ahead on the list it > gets a little more variety, but initially is mostly gods and godess > > On Mar 4, 2015 9:25 PM, "Gravis" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Not sure how many of these planets exist, but if we run out of planet >> > names, there's always the many moons of the solar system (165 by last >> > count). And then there are the comets. >> >> "Minor planets can be dwarf planets, asteroids, trojans, centaurs, Kuiper >> belt objects, and other trans-Neptunian objects.[1] The orbits of 670,000 >> minor planets were archived at the Minor Planet Center by 2015.[2] The first >> minor planet to be discovered was Ceres in 1801" >> >> after we run out of minor planets, we're going to let you pick the names. >> ;P >> >> here's the first 500 names: Meanings of minor planet names: 1–500 >> >> --Gravis >> >> On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Robert Storey <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Just want to say that I really like this idea of naming releases after >>> minor planets, such as Ceres. It's a way cool idea. I nominate pseudo-planet >>> Sedna for a future Devuan release. Not sure how many of these planets exist, >>> but if we run out of planet names, there's always the many moons of the >>> solar system (165 by last count). And then there are the comets. >>> >>> Quite frankly, I always thought it was rather lame to name Debian >>> releases after the toys in Toy Story. Then again, I thought the movie was >>> lame too. >>> >>> Looking forward to Ceres, >>> Robert >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Dng mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dng mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >> > _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
