Codename

A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word. Codenames are often used in software projects and in military operations. (modified refererence from Wikipedia:Codename)

TWiki releases have codenames, they are capitals of the world listed in alphabetical order: AthensRelease, BeijingRelease, etc. The current release under development is JerusalemRelease; all codenames are listed at TWikiProductionRelease.

• http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/a/capitals.htm - list of countries with capitals

-- Contributors: PeterThoeny - 02 Jan 2007

Discussion

"F" Release Vote

For the release after EdinburghRelease we need an "F-somthing" name. There are two possible names:

• Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone
• Funafuti, capital of Tuvalu

FunafutiRelease has been suggested. FreetownRelease sounds like a nice and easy to remember name.

Quick poll: (closed)

Name	Vote
PeterThoeny	Freetown
ThomasWeigert	Freetown
KennethLavrsen	Freetown
JoshuaJohnston	Freetown
KeithHelfrich	Freetown
RichardDonkin	Freetown
SteffenPoulsen	Freetown
SvenDowideit	Funafuti
CrawfordCurrie	Funafuti
StephaneLenclud	Freetown

Result:
Freetown : 8
Funafuti : 2

• Note: At EdinburghReleaseMeeting2007x01x08 we decided to go for FreetownRelease, at that time favored 8 to 2 over FunafutiRelease. -- PTh - 08 Jan 2007

-- PeterThoeny - 02 Jan 2007

A table of all (administrative) capital cities in the countries of the world:

• I moved the table to the top, into a twisty section. -- PeterThoeny - 24 Apr 2007

-- ThomasWeigert - 03 Jan 2007

"G" Release Vote

It is now time to decide for the codename of the "G"-release.

Quick poll: (closed)

Name	Vote
PeterThoeny	Georgetown
KennethLavrsen	Georgetown
KeithHelfrich	Georgetown
RafaelAlvarez	Georgetown
ArthurClemens	Georgetown
JonathanDorling	Georgetown

Add my vote: choose... Jakarta (Indonesia) Jerusalem (Israel)

Result:
Georgetown : 6

-- PeterThoeny - 24 Apr 2007

As of 2007-05-07 we have 5 votes for Georgetown, and zero votes for Gaborone and Guatemala City. So, GeorgetownRelease it is!

-- PeterThoeny - 07 May 2007

At GeorgetownReleaseMeeting2009x01x19 we decided to use HelsinkiRelease as the next codename.

-- PeterThoeny - 19 Jan 2009

At HelsinkiReleaseMeeting2010x05x10 we decided to use IstanbulRelease as the codename for the upcoming release. Although not the capital of Turkey, it is the largest city of that country and a well known tourist destination.

-- PeterThoeny - 2010-05-13

"J" Release Vote

What is the code name of the release after IstanbulRelease? We have two options by capital name: Jakarta (Indonesia) and Jerusalem (Israel). Which one?

Quick poll:

Name	Vote
PeterThoeny	Jerusalem
GeorgeTrubisky	Jerusalem

Add my vote: choose... Jakarta (Indonesia) Jerusalem (Israel)

Result:
Jerusalem : 2

-- PeterThoeny - 2011-06-18