Release Naming

OpenStack releases are numbered using a YYYY.N time-based scheme. For example, the first release of 2011 will have the 2011.1 version number. During the development cycle, the release is identified using a codename. Those codenames are ordered alphabetically: Austin was the first release, Bexar is the second, Cactus the third.

These codenames are chosen after a city or county near where the corresponding OpenStack design summit took place:

Austin: The first design summit took place in Austin, TX
Bexar: The second design summit took place in San Antonio, Bexar county.
Cactus: Cactus is a city in Texas
Diablo: Diablo is a city in the bay area near Santa Clara, CA
Essex: Essex is a city near Boston, MA

Only single words with a maximum of 10 characters are good candidates for a name. Bonus points for sounding cool.

F release naming

The F release name will be decided by popular vote using the basic Launchpad poll feature over the ~openstack group. Candidates are cities and counties near the next design summit place, starting with an F.

Looks like the next design summit will be in San Francisco, CA, so the candidates are:

Candidate

Fairfax

Fairfield

Fallbrook

Farmington

Fawnskin

Fellows

Felton

Ferndale

Fiddletown

Fillmore

Finley

Firebaugh

Floriston

Flournoy

Folsom

Fontana

Forbestown

Foresta

Foresthill

Fortuna

Fowler

Freedom

Freestone

Fremont

Fresno

Friant

Fullerton

Fulton