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Author: Ricardo Larrañaga
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To: Gravis
CC: dng
Subject: Re: [Dng] release names
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" <ring3k@???> 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
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meanings_of_minor_planet_names:_1%E2%80%93500>
>
> --Gravis
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Robert Storey <robert.storey@???>
> 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
>>
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