Bug 453927 - Naming Mars+1 (2016 Eclipse Simultaneous Release)
Summary: Naming Mars+1 (2016 Eclipse Simultaneous Release)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Community
Classification: Eclipse Foundation
Component: Cross-Project (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified   Edit
Hardware: PC Mac OS X
: P3 normal (vote)
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Assignee: Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend
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Reported: 2014-12-02 14:56 EST by Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend
Modified: 2015-12-04 10:46 EST (History)
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Description Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend 2014-12-02 14:56:54 EST
The rules and procedure for naming Mars+1 will be similar to what has happened in the past. The name should be alphabetically greater than "M" 

Preference will be given to "N" names, but no strict rule that others would not be considered. Preference given to names that fit the "moon", "heavenly body gods", or "scientists" themes we've had in the past.

This cross-project bugzilla entry will remain open to solicit names, until December 15th to gather suggestions for potential names. The planning council will then meeting and remove any names deemed unsuitable for any reason (as always, the Planning Council has final responsibility for the name).

Following the gathering of the list of names in this bugzilla, a community poll will be used to pick top choice. We may have a series of run-off polls, voting until majority achieved. The poll should be opened by in late December or early January with a week of voting allowed.

The final decision on the name will be made by Feb 15th at the latest.
Comment 1 Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend 2014-12-02 14:58:15 EST
I will throw my hat in the ring with:

* Nova
* Neutrino
Comment 2 Denis Roy CLA Friend 2014-12-02 15:04:32 EST
I vote "X" since it will be the 10th sim rel.

Use N for next year.
Comment 3 Sergey Prigogin CLA Friend 2014-12-02 15:13:58 EST
(In reply to Chris Aniszczyk from comment #1)

Neptune looks like an obvious choice. It's also the planet closest to the color of the Eclipse icon (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Neptune.jpg/240px-Neptune.jpg)
Comment 4 Andrey Platov CLA Friend 2014-12-02 15:16:29 EST
Nemesis
Comment 5 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2014-12-02 15:18:44 EST
* Neptune (another planet;-)
* Newton (one of the most important scientists)
* Neumann (also a very important scientist, especially for IT though his full name was Von-Neumann)
* Neujmin (Russian astronomer, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Neujmin a Lunar crater and several comets are named after him)
Comment 6 Wim Jongman CLA Friend 2014-12-02 15:36:19 EST
Nigel
Comment 7 Neil Bartlett CLA Friend 2014-12-02 15:38:48 EST
* Nebula
* Newton
* Nash (mathematician)
Comment 8 Doug Schaefer CLA Friend 2014-12-02 15:52:28 EST
(In reply to Sergey Prigogin from comment #3)
> (In reply to Chris Aniszczyk from comment #1)
> 
> Neptune looks like an obvious choice. It's also the planet closest to the
> color of the Eclipse icon
> (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Neptune.jpg/240px-
> Neptune.jpg)

+1 :)
Comment 9 Sam Davis CLA Friend 2014-12-02 15:56:53 EST
* Neutron
* Neuron
Comment 10 Lars Vogel CLA Friend 2014-12-02 16:08:04 EST
(In reply to Doug Schaefer from comment #8)
> (In reply to Sergey Prigogin from comment #3)
> > (In reply to Chris Aniszczyk from comment #1)
> > 
> > Neptune looks like an obvious choice. It's also the planet closest to the
> > color of the Eclipse icon
> > (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Neptune.jpg/240px-
> > Neptune.jpg)
> 
> +1 :)

+1
Comment 11 marek.dudek@gmail.com Dudek CLA Friend 2014-12-02 16:47:50 EST
Niobe
Neumann
Comment 12 Mike Milinkovich CLA Friend 2014-12-02 16:59:40 EST
* Neo
Comment 13 Andrey Loskutov CLA Friend 2014-12-02 17:28:55 EST
(In reply to Sergey Prigogin from comment #3)
> Neptune looks like an obvious choice.
+1
Comment 14 Matthew Khouzam CLA Friend 2014-12-02 17:42:16 EST
neutrino may ruffle some feathers with our blackberry friends.

Then again, if we're going to get sued for names, let's go big: Newton. 

I like

Nibiru - Nibiru is [Marduk's] star, which he made appear in the heavens... [130-131] The stars of heaven, let him [Nibiru] set their course; let him shepherd all the gods like sheep. [wikipedia]

Let's just say the mention in Star Trek, Dr Who and the conspiracy theories associated to that name are just bonuses.
Comment 15 Frank Gerhardt CLA Friend 2014-12-02 19:22:31 EST
(In reply to Mike Milinkovich from comment #12)
> * Neo

+1
Comment 16 Gorkem Ercan CLA Friend 2014-12-02 19:41:57 EST
Let's not forget the most famous planet with letter N

 +Naboo
Comment 17 Vikas Chandra CLA Friend 2014-12-03 02:09:15 EST
Neon
Comment 18 Rico Scholz CLA Friend 2014-12-03 02:17:30 EST
(In reply to Sergey Prigogin from comment #3)
> Neptune looks like an obvious choice.
+1
Comment 19 Ralf Andresen CLA Friend 2014-12-03 02:38:04 EST
Naboo +1
Comment 20 Grzegorz Grzybek CLA Friend 2014-12-03 02:40:21 EST
(In reply to Neil Bartlett from comment #7)
> * Nebula

+1 for Nebula
Comment 21 Mickael Istria CLA Friend 2014-12-03 02:45:41 EST
* Nabila! (only French people will understand the fun parts behind that name)

More seriously:
-1 for Nebula as there is already an Eclipse project called Nebula, so that may introduce some confusion
+1 for Neptune as it's the first one to come to the mind of many people when you ask "tell me something that starts by N and that is after Mars"
Comment 22 Axel RICHARD CLA Friend 2014-12-03 02:55:47 EST
+1 for Neptune
Comment 23 Arthur Daussy CLA Friend 2014-12-03 03:18:41 EST
+1 Naboo
Comment 24 Sarika Sinha CLA Friend 2014-12-03 03:24:16 EST
+1 for Nova
Comment 25 Sravan Kumar Lakkimsetti CLA Friend 2014-12-03 03:55:44 EST
+1 Neptune
Comment 26 Gautier de SAINT MARTIN LACAZE CLA Friend 2014-12-03 04:12:49 EST
(In reply to Mickael Istria from comment #21)
> * Nabila! (only French people will understand the fun parts behind that name)
Please, it's not a good idea :)

I think "Neptune" is a good choice. My other choice is "Nova"
Comment 27 Arun Thondapu CLA Friend 2014-12-03 04:48:43 EST
(In reply to Mike Milinkovich from comment #12)
> * Neo

+1 for Neo (sounds good but I'm not sure if it fits exactly into the themes of heavenly body names or scientist names)
Comment 28 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2014-12-03 05:00:51 EST
On the contrary, it also stands for "Near Earth Object";-D
See http://creation.com/noahs-comet

"Noah" would also start with N, but see sites as the one mentioned, it likely sounds too Religious, especially in non-Christian societies this would sound offensive ;-)
Comment 29 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2014-12-03 05:01:54 EST
(In reply to Neil Bartlett from comment #7)
> * Nebula
> * Newton
> * Nash (mathematician)

Isn't Nebula an active project, so that probably won't work.
+1 for Newton, I already suggested his name;-)
Comment 30 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2014-12-03 05:02:56 EST
(In reply to Ralf Andresen from comment #19)
> Naboo +1

I am not the IP and Legal expert here, but it might cause some difficulties with the Disney Star Wars franchise;-)
Comment 31 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2014-12-03 05:10:46 EST
* Nemo
* Nautilus

Not the Disney movie character, but Captain Nemo from the book. Plus his vessel, Nautilus. Not only were Jules Verne and his stories usually before their time, they predicted many things that would later become reality and usually based on science. There's also a private spacecraft "Nautilus" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BA_330) so "heavenly object" would work, too;-)
Comment 32 Christian Campo CLA Friend 2014-12-03 08:41:15 EST
can we please assign this bug to someone else than cross-project so we don't get an email for each suggestion unless we are on the CC list for this bug ?
Comment 33 Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend 2014-12-03 08:43:19 EST
I'll take it
Comment 34 Cristiano Gavião CLA Friend 2014-12-03 08:46:28 EST
+1 for Neptune.
Comment 35 Phil Beauvoir CLA Friend 2014-12-03 09:42:29 EST
Nebuchadnezzar
Comment 36 Eric Moffatt CLA Friend 2014-12-03 09:56:27 EST
+1 For Neptune (perhaps we can at least temporarily show a splash that uses a Neptune image...;-).

I also like 'Nova'...
Comment 37 Michael Figuiere CLA Friend 2014-12-03 10:07:30 EST
+1 for Neptune
Comment 38 Goulwen Le Fur CLA Friend 2014-12-03 10:13:13 EST
* Nano
Comment 39 Marco Lehmann-Moerz CLA Friend 2014-12-03 10:29:53 EST
+1 for Neptune
Comment 40 BJ Hargrave CLA Friend 2014-12-03 10:44:29 EST
Nostromo (ship in movie Alien; also book by Joseph Conrad)
Comment 41 Nick Boldt CLA Friend 2014-12-03 11:52:10 EST
+1 for Neptune

Also like Nostromo (or Nostrilomo, for the Red Dwarf fans out there), and the idea of doing an "Eclipse X".
Comment 42 Tristan Faure CLA Friend 2014-12-03 12:00:21 EST
Eclipse NorthStar : according to wikipedia the term pole star usually refers to Polaris, which is the current northern pole star, also known as the North Star
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_star

or ... more ambitious : Eclipse Nyancat (http://i57.tinypic.com/2w7nyx0.png)
Comment 43 Matthew Khouzam CLA Friend 2014-12-03 12:52:56 EST
If we're going for "heavenly body gods" how about:

* Nyarlathotep
Comment 44 Paul Clenahan CLA Friend 2014-12-03 14:49:41 EST
+1 for Neptune.
Comment 45 Sudarshan V CLA Friend 2014-12-03 23:31:42 EST
+1 for Neo
Comment 46 Venkat Prithvi CLA Friend 2014-12-03 23:53:13 EST
"Quasars" are among the brightest, oldest, most distant, and most powerful objects in the universe.
Comment 47 Dinesh Mike CLA Friend 2014-12-04 03:56:22 EST
1. Narvi(saturnian system)- Named for a norse giant, discovered by S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, and J. Kleyna 


2. Neso(Neptunian system)-  One of the Nereids, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. Discovered by M. Holman, J. Kavelaars, T. Grav, W. Fraser, and D. Milisavljevic
Comment 48 Dinesh Mike CLA Friend 2014-12-04 03:57:24 EST
1. Narvi(saturnian system)

2. Neso(Neptunian system)
Comment 49 Bipin Telkar CLA Friend 2014-12-04 05:21:05 EST
Netum = sanskrit word to lead.
Nacao = sanskrit word to dance.
Comment 50 Aaron Digulla CLA Friend 2014-12-04 07:46:04 EST
+1 for Neptune
-1 for Nautilus (= name of the Gnome file manager)
-1 for Nano - there is nothing small about Eclipse anymore :-)
-1 for Neo - there is not much new

I do like Nigel (as in Sheldon - http://peterfhamilton.wikia.com/wiki/Nigel_Sheldon) but I don't think fantasy scientists are part of the "scientists" group Chris was talking about).

Before I'd dare to call it Newton, I'd like to see all the SWT issues on GTK/KDE fixed, first. He might pay us a visit for (ab)using his name, otherwise.
Comment 51 Neil Bartlett CLA Friend 2014-12-04 07:54:37 EST
+1 Neo, nice suggestion Mike.

-1 Neptune, although I know negative votes aren't counted and this already looks likely to be the winner. It's just so predictable and boring.
Comment 52 Krzysztof Daniel CLA Friend 2014-12-04 08:59:46 EST
Oort.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Oort, a dutch astronomer,

but what is more important, there is such a thing as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oort_cloud, which could be a nice connection to all the 'cloud' initiatives that are taking place in the community (Flux, IoT, Orion).
Comment 53 Venkat Dodla CLA Friend 2014-12-04 09:22:05 EST
naevus
Comment 54 Marc Teufel CLA Friend 2014-12-04 13:04:06 EST
* Eclipse Next
Comment 55 Sergey Prigogin CLA Friend 2014-12-04 13:26:45 EST
(In reply to Marc Teufel from comment #54)
> * Eclipse Next

Did you really mean Eclipse Necrosis? :-)

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrosis)
Comment 56 Marc Teufel CLA Friend 2014-12-04 13:32:56 EST
(In reply to Sergey Prigogin from comment #55)
> (In reply to Marc Teufel from comment #54)
> > * Eclipse Next
> 
> Did you really mean Eclipse Necrosis? :-)
> 
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrosis)

He he. But no, I mean "Next" in the meaning of the english word next. Nothing special, very simple and easy to remember. Saying the message "Eclipse, the next version". Sometimes it can be that simple. ;-)
Comment 57 Karsten Thoms CLA Friend 2014-12-04 13:41:32 EST
+1 Neptune (I thought this would be obvious, too)
Comment 58 Noopur Gupta CLA Friend 2014-12-04 14:42:40 EST
+1 Neo
+1 Nova
+1 neXt (X stands for the 10th sim. release)

* Ninja
Comment 59 Saurabh Kulkarni CLA Friend 2014-12-05 01:20:26 EST
I would like to suggest "Neomenia" this means 
"The period of the new moon" or 
"a heathen festival at the time of the new moon"
Comment 60 Krishna Murthy Mirajkar CLA Friend 2014-12-05 01:22:10 EST
Neptune +1
Newton +1
Comment 61 girish MN CLA Friend 2014-12-05 03:27:32 EST
Nauplius
Comment 62 Florian Thienel CLA Friend 2014-12-05 05:09:12 EST
(In reply to Sergey Prigogin from comment #3)
> (In reply to Chris Aniszczyk from comment #1)
> 
> Neptune looks like an obvious choice. It's also the planet closest to the
> color of the Eclipse icon
> (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Neptune.jpg/240px-
> Neptune.jpg)

+1
Comment 63 Martin Bickel CLA Friend 2014-12-08 08:38:06 EST
Naiad - a moon of Neptune (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naiad_%28moon%29)
Comment 64 Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend 2014-12-09 12:05:29 EST
The poll is open now: https://www.eclipse.org/mars/planning/poll.php

Thank you to everyone for their suggestions. As a limit, I chose 10 suggestions to put in the poll based on voting in the comments and potential for trademark conflict.

Please cast your votes now, the poll will be open for ten days, until December 19th.
Comment 65 Jay Arthanareeswaran CLA Friend 2014-12-10 01:24:15 EST
I like both Neptune and Nova, but ...
weird as it may sound, if I am going to be typing the name few hundred times, it's got to be easy to type! So, I prefer Nova :)
Comment 66 Manoj Palat CLA Friend 2014-12-10 02:06:48 EST
(In reply to Jayaprakash Arthanareeswaran from comment #65)
> I like both Neptune and Nova, but ...
> weird as it may sound, if I am going to be typing the name few hundred
> times, it's got to be easy to type! So, I prefer Nova :)

+1 for Nova
Comment 67 Mike Milinkovich CLA Friend 2014-12-10 11:15:23 EST
(In reply to Manoj Palat from comment #66)
> (In reply to Jayaprakash Arthanareeswaran from comment #65)
> > I like both Neptune and Nova, but ...
> > weird as it may sound, if I am going to be typing the name few hundred
> > times, it's got to be easy to type! So, I prefer Nova :)
> 
> +1 for Nova


Do not vote on this bug. The poll is open. Please vote at:
https://www.eclipse.org/mars/planning/poll.php
Comment 68 Shrikant Gangal CLA Friend 2014-12-12 00:19:35 EST
I suggest "Nisha" which in Sanskrit means night.
Yes, it's not a a celestial body per se, but to be fair most of the space we know is night-like always.
Comment 69 Peter Nehrer CLA Friend 2014-12-12 08:09:48 EST
+1 Neptune
Comment 70 Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend 2015-03-05 11:10:38 EST
Hello community, the Planning Council is reaching out for more naming suggestions after we ran into legal conflicts with the top names from the original vote. We'd prefer to work with community input again to make a decision due to the names eliminated due to potential trademark issues:

Neptune: 38% 
Nova: 25%
Newton: 11% 
Neo: 8% 
Naboo: 8% 

We are now seeking new suggestions until EOD Monday at the start of EclipseCon 2015.

At EclipseCon, we will also launch a new poll on Tuesday the 17th, which will run until the end of the conference. The poll results will be used again by the Planning Council to move forward with a name. You're also free to swing by the Eclipse Foundation booth to reach out to the EMO if you have some naming suggestions.

I'll put forward a new suggestion of Nyx (or Nix):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyx

Thanks again!
Comment 71 Roxanne Joncas CLA Friend 2015-03-05 11:16:06 EST
(In reply to Chris Aniszczyk from comment #70)

> At EclipseCon, we will also launch a new poll on Tuesday the 17th, which
> will run until the end of the conference. The poll results will be used
> again by the Planning Council to move forward with a name. You're also free
> to swing by the Eclipse Foundation booth to reach out to the EMO if you have
> some naming suggestions.

I believe you mean "At EclipseCon, we will also launch a new poll on Tuesday the 10th" not the 17th
Comment 72 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 11:21:09 EST
So all 5 (even Neptune) carry the risk of trademarks?
I would have thought at least for Naboo (Disney) and likely Apple still has a trademark for its failed Newton device, too;-)

Nova seems to be a car brand although from the 60s...

Keep in mind, "Nix" means "Nothing" in large parts of Germany and all of Austria at least Southern dialects. Not sure, if that would be a good PR statement considering the huge number of German speakers in the Eclipse community (judging from all the DemoCamps there;-)

Guess the "Nyx" variant might be reasonable, though it still sounds the same if spoken.

Werner
Comment 73 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 11:21:31 EST
So all 5 (even Neptune) carry the risk of trademarks?
I would have thought at least for Naboo (Disney) and likely Apple still has a trademark for its failed Newton device, too;-)

Nova seems to be a car brand although from the 60s...

Keep in mind, "Nix" means "Nothing" in large parts of Germany and all of Austria at least Southern dialects. Not sure, if that would be a good PR statement considering the huge number of German speakers in the Eclipse community (judging from all the DemoCamps there;-)

Guess the "Nyx" variant might be reasonable, though it still sounds the same if spoken.

Werner
Comment 74 Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend 2015-03-05 11:23:41 EST
Yes it will be the 10th, not the 17th, sorry!
Comment 75 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 11:24:47 EST
Given "Nyx" after all means "Mermaid" as long as there isn't another Disney movie trademark, it sounds fair. Plus images like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyx#mediaviewer/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_La_Nuit_(1883).jpg offer some creative freedom towards advertising the release train ;-D
Comment 76 Steve Francisco CLA Friend 2015-03-05 11:52:24 EST
Oort - type of comet named after Dutch astronomer Jan Oort
Orpheus - from mythology but also alternate name for planet Theia theorized to have smashed into Earth to form the Moon
Comment 77 Benjamin Cabé CLA Friend 2015-03-05 11:55:41 EST
Namaste
Comment 78 Wayne Beaton CLA Friend 2015-03-05 11:57:39 EST
I'll formally put forward "N!" (pronounced either as just plain "N" or "N-bang") [1]


[1] https://waynebeaton.wordpress.com/2015/02/25/eclipse-n/
Comment 79 David Carver CLA Friend 2015-03-05 12:06:04 EST
Nandni, a Hindu goddess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandni_Mata
Comment 80 Neil Bartlett CLA Friend 2015-03-05 12:18:29 EST
> I'll put forward a new suggestion of Nyx (or Nix):
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyx
> 

-1 for Nix/Nyx

Nix is a Unix package management system, and NixOS is a Linux distribution based on it. See http://nixos.org/

This name is therefore confusing as there is a real possibility that a developer might have to install Eclipse Nix on NixOS using Nix.
Comment 81 Pat Huff CLA Friend 2015-03-05 12:40:19 EST
Nucleus
Nuclear

Plus I liked Nebula and Neutron from the previous postings, never heard why they were rejected.
Comment 82 Benjamin Cabé CLA Friend 2015-03-05 12:59:51 EST
(In reply to Pat Huff from comment #81)
> Nucleus

I don't think this would pass the trademark review, this is the name of an embedded operating system http://www.mentor.com/embedded-software/nucleus/


> Plus I liked Nebula and Neutron from the previous postings, never heard why
> they were rejected.

Nebula is an existing Eclipse project http://eclipse.org/nebula
Not sure about Neutron.
Comment 83 Jonathan Koscielny CLA Friend 2015-03-05 13:10:22 EST
What about "Number X"?
Comment 84 David Carver CLA Friend 2015-03-05 13:19:16 EST
Neutrino
Comment 85 Vikas Chandra CLA Friend 2015-03-05 13:22:22 EST
I will go with "Neon" again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon
Comment 86 Nirmal Sasidharan CLA Friend 2015-03-05 13:47:53 EST
Nirvana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana

The origin of the word Nirvana relates to religious enlightenment. Achieving Nirvana is to make feelings like suffering and desire disappear. It is also used to casually talk about "happiness". 

Some example usages of Nirvana
http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=nirvana&l=0&sugg=off

Eclipse Nirvana :)
Comment 87 Bernhard Stader CLA Friend 2015-03-05 14:23:20 EST
I suggest Neumond. 
This means new moon in german.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_moon 
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neumond
Comment 88 Doug Schaefer CLA Friend 2015-03-05 14:30:22 EST
(In reply to David Carver from comment #84)
> Neutrino

-1. The name of the QNX operating system is Neutrino. Momentics for Neutrino is based on Eclipse Neutrino. Rule #1 of trademark is to avoid confusion.
Comment 89 Marc Khouzam CLA Friend 2015-03-05 15:44:13 EST
- North
- Night
- Nomad
Comment 90 Marc-André Laperle CLA Friend 2015-03-05 15:46:30 EST
Eclipse NaN (Not a number)
Comment 91 Gautier de SAINT MARTIN LACAZE CLA Friend 2015-03-05 15:50:43 EST
@Marc-Andre Laperle, I like your proposal. 

Eclipse NaN it's a free software... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Six_%28The_Prisoner%29#I_am_not_a_number.2C_I_am_a_free_man
Comment 92 Michel Parisien CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:14:56 EST
+1 to each of the proposals in comment 89. Though north might be tricky because "Eclipse North" sounds like the name of a conference.

Also, these:

* Nuage (play on words, french it means cloud, english it can be said "new age").
* Névé, wikipedia says: "a young, granular type of snow which has been partially melted, refrozen and compacted, yet precedes the form of ice"
* Navel
Comment 93 Neil Bartlett CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:32:07 EST
* Neuron.

* Nice. Because Eclipse is so nice! "Eclipse Nice"... has a ring to it.

* Narwhal. It's a cross between a whale and a *%&$ing unicorn! What's not to like??

* Nimoy. LLAP.
Comment 94 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:34:10 EST
(In reply to Jonathan Koscielny from comment #83)
> What about "Number X"?

Then why not "Number 6" like in "The Prisoner"?.

Besides, the whole "X" seems a bit overused by Apple, even if they may not have a trademark on that.
Comment 95 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:35:33 EST
(In reply to Neil Bartlett from comment #93)
> * Neuron.
> 
> * Nice. Because Eclipse is so nice! "Eclipse Nice"... has a ring to it.
> 
> * Narwhal. It's a cross between a whale and a *%&$ing unicorn! What's not to
> like??
> 
> * Nimoy. LLAP.

If there isn't any (celebrity name trade) conflict, Nimoy would be a noble gesture so briefly after his death.
Comment 96 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:37:38 EST
(In reply to Steve Francisco from comment #76)
> Oort - type of comet named after Dutch astronomer Jan Oort
> Orpheus - from mythology but also alternate name for planet Theia theorized
> to have smashed into Earth to form the Moon

Do you suggest to skip "N" after all now? Otherwise, "O" would not be relevant till next year;-)
Comment 97 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:38:35 EST
(In reply to Steve Francisco from comment #76)
> Oort - type of comet named after Dutch astronomer Jan Oort
> Orpheus - from mythology but also alternate name for planet Theia theorized
> to have smashed into Earth to form the Moon

Do you suggest to skip "N" after all now? Otherwise, "O" would not be relevant till next year;-)
Comment 98 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:41:13 EST
(In reply to Vikas Chandra from comment #85)
> I will go with "Neon" again.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon

It may not go well with the new "Black" theme, but as a variation to "Neo", why not consider "Neon"?
Comment 99 Wayne Beaton CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:41:44 EST
(In reply to Werner Keil from comment #94)
> (In reply to Jonathan Koscielny from comment #83)
> > What about "Number X"?

"Number 2015" or "Number 15" might be a good option to consider for those who have been thinking that it's time to switch over to numbers.

(In reply to Werner Keil from comment #95)
> > * Nimoy. LLAP.
> 
> If there isn't any (celebrity name trade) conflict, Nimoy would be a noble
> gesture so briefly after his death.

Already rejected. There are rules about capitalizing on the death of a celebrity. While I fully agree that it would entirely intended as a show of respect, it's a no go.

(In reply to Werner Keil from comment #96)
> Do you suggest to skip "N" after all now? Otherwise, "O" would not be
> relevant till next year;-)

The Planning Council suggested that we might consider just skipping N and going to O. That's why you're seeing these suggestions.
Comment 100 Michel Parisien CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:42:23 EST
Btw, this whole legal thing... can we all just agree that every word and name ever has been assigned to a software product or name of a company at some point? Should we be coming up with many word names, like they do with band names, like Nexus Norton, or Newton Nasty?

Also, Neil's got me convinced. +1 for Narwhal!
Comment 101 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:49:10 EST
(In reply to Wayne Beaton from comment #99)
> (In reply to Werner Keil from comment #94)
> > (In reply to Jonathan Koscielny from comment #83)
> > > What about "Number X"?
> 
> "Number 2015" or "Number 15" might be a good option to consider for those
> who have been thinking that it's time to switch over to numbers.
> 
> (In reply to Werner Keil from comment #95)
> > > * Nimoy. LLAP.
> > 
> > If there isn't any (celebrity name trade) conflict, Nimoy would be a noble
> > gesture so briefly after his death.
> 
> Already rejected. There are rules about capitalizing on the death of a
> celebrity. While I fully agree that it would entirely intended as a show of
> respect, it's a no go.
> 
> (In reply to Werner Keil from comment #96)
> > Do you suggest to skip "N" after all now? Otherwise, "O" would not be
> > relevant till next year;-)
> 
> The Planning Council suggested that we might consider just skipping N and
> going to O. That's why you're seeing these suggestions.

IC, still another N suggestion:

"Noir"

First of all because of the new dark theme. 
And with a little imagination there's also a thing or phenomen in the universe, the French word for "black hole" is "trou noir". just skipping the first part.
Comment 102 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-05 16:56:02 EST
Not only since Breaking Bad the element table could be another inspiration.

- Neon was mentioned before
- Nickel
- Natrium
- Nobelium

There are at least 2 others, but they re-assemble either Neon or the discarded Neptun, so I don't know if the element "Neptunium" would be less harmed by legal concerns or issues?
Comment 103 Fabien F. CLA Friend 2015-03-05 17:06:27 EST
*Nuclide
*Nocturnal
*Nexus
*Novelty
*Nutrient
Comment 104 Peter Nehrer CLA Friend 2015-03-05 17:10:56 EST
- Neodymium, or just Nd

I like other chemical element names like Neon, Nickel, Natrium, or even Nitrogen (could just call it Eclipse N).
Comment 105 Nathan Ridge CLA Friend 2015-03-05 19:50:14 EST
(In reply to Chris Aniszczyk from comment #70)
> We'd prefer to work with community input again to make a
> decision due to the names eliminated due to potential trademark issues:
> 
> Neptune: 38% 

Seriously, "Neptune" is encumbered by trademark issues? It's the name of a planet, for heaven's sake! Who on earth claims to have ownership of this name?
Comment 106 David Carver CLA Friend 2015-03-05 21:06:42 EST
(In reply to Doug Schaefer from comment #88)
> (In reply to David Carver from comment #84)
> > Neutrino
> 
> -1. The name of the QNX operating system is Neutrino. Momentics for Neutrino
> is based on Eclipse Neutrino. Rule #1 of trademark is to avoid confusion.

Well, shows it was a good name. :)
Comment 107 Steve Francisco CLA Friend 2015-03-05 21:44:58 EST
(In reply to Werner Keil from comment #97)
> Do you suggest to skip "N" after all now? Otherwise, "O" would not be
> relevant till next year;-)

Well, if N names are carrying a curse of bad luck, why not?  After all the rule from comment #1 was:
> The name should be alphabetically greater than "M". Preference will be given > to "N" names, but no strict rule that others would not be considered.
Comment 108 Sergey Prigogin CLA Friend 2015-03-05 22:23:31 EST
(In reply to Dinesh Mike from comment #47)
+1 for Narvi and Neso (in that order)
Comment 109 Sergey Prigogin CLA Friend 2015-03-05 22:34:40 EST
To avoid even a remote possibility of colliding with a trademark, but to stay true to the astronomy theme:

Nereidum Montes - a mountain range on Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereidum_Montes)
Comment 110 Karsten Thoms CLA Friend 2015-03-06 02:39:56 EST
+1 for Nimoy
Comment 111 Axel RICHARD CLA Friend 2015-03-06 02:57:09 EST
Eclipse NorthPole or North Pole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole
Eclipse NeutronStar or Neutron Star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_star
Comment 112 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-06 04:00:50 EST
(In reply to Karsten Thoms from comment #110)
> +1 for Nimoy

Didn't you see Wayne said it would be unethical and therefore it would not be acceptable?;-)
Comment 113 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-06 04:02:19 EST
(In reply to Peter Nehrer from comment #104)
> - Neodymium, or just Nd
> 
> I like other chemical element names like Neon, Nickel, Natrium, or even
> Nitrogen (could just call it Eclipse N).

Or Eclipse NT

Wait, we had that already;-D
Comment 114 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-06 04:04:38 EST
(In reply to Sergey Prigogin from comment #109)
> To avoid even a remote possibility of colliding with a trademark, but to
> stay true to the astronomy theme:
> 
> Nereidum Montes - a mountain range on Mars
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereidum_Montes)

Skip the Montes, otherwise it might work.
Comment 115 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-06 04:07:22 EST
Another one related to geography and especially Canada:

- Niagara

(of course I hope nobody put a trademark on that as well? ;-O )
Comment 116 Ralf Andresen CLA Friend 2015-03-06 04:40:03 EST
+1 for Nimoy
Comment 117 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-06 04:41:45 EST
(In reply to Ralf Andresen from comment #116)
> +1 for Nimoy

Guys you're wasting time, see above
> Already rejected. There are rules about capitalizing on the death of a
> celebrity. While I fully agree that it would entirely intended as a show of
> respect, it's a no go.
Comment 118 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-06 04:44:09 EST
(In reply to Marc Khouzam from comment #89)
> - North
> - Night
> - Nomad

+1 for Nomad

It highlights the mobile culture and indirectly points out the importance of IoT. Many "Things" are also constantly on the run, like Nomads ;-)
Comment 119 Matthew Khouzam CLA Friend 2015-03-06 10:05:37 EST
Nadir: the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer.

Eclipse is a framework, It is directly under our plug-ins.

Also +1 for Nimoy in an easter egg.
Comment 120 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-06 10:13:47 EST
(In reply to Matthew Khouzam from comment #119)
> Nadir: the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer.
> 
> Eclipse is a framework, It is directly under our plug-ins.
> 
> Also +1 for Nimoy in an easter egg.

Guess developers on top of Eclipse may put such easter eggs into their products or tools (Notepad++ just released a special "Je Suis Charlie" edition) but I doubt Eclipse Foundation as a whole might do even that;-)
Comment 121 Pat Huff CLA Friend 2015-03-06 10:28:47 EST
Re Nadir, I was thinking of that too till I also found these definitions:

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair. 
the lowest or deepest point; depths: the nadir of despair
Comment 122 Matthew Khouzam CLA Friend 2015-03-06 12:29:04 EST
@Pat Huff

Many words have several contradictory meanings

ter·rif·ic
təˈrifik/
adjective
adjective: terrific

    1.
    of great size, amount, or intensity.
    2.
    archaic
    causing terror.

Origin
mid 17th century (sense 2): from Latin terrificus, from terrere ‘frighten.’

I do get though how we don't want to say eclipse hit a low point.
Comment 123 Anand Kumar Gupta CLA Friend 2015-03-09 01:42:52 EDT
+1 for Nirvana
Comment 124 Krishna Murthy Mirajkar CLA Friend 2015-03-09 02:16:28 EDT
Namo - means salute to God
Nandini - Hindu Goddess
Comment 125 Sarika Sinha CLA Friend 2015-03-09 02:42:56 EDT
+1 for Neon and Nandini
Comment 126 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-09 05:29:47 EDT
(In reply to Krishna Murthy Mirajkar from comment #124)
> Namo - means salute to God
> Nandini - Hindu Goddess

-1 for Namo
Something that's too religiously bound may not seem appropriate. For a similar reason the otherwise matching "Noah" also did not seem to be on a shortlist.

While it's the name of a goddess Nandini might work.
Comment 127 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-09 05:33:28 EDT
OK, here's another one (since goddesses or other "divine creatures" were suggested before)

- Nofretete or its Egyptian versions
- Nefertiti 
- Nefertari (another variation of the same name)
Comment 128 Karsten Thoms CLA Friend 2015-03-09 15:28:58 EDT
Maybe one more candidate:
* Noon (sun is at its highest elevation in the sky)

+1 for the in comment#47 proposed moon names Neso & Narvi (with slight favor for Narvi)
Comment 129 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-09 15:40:13 EDT
Since a very famous scientist with N (Newton) didn't work out, maybe not just our Norwegian friends know
- Nansen

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridtjof_Nansen famous explorer and Nobel Prize winner)
Comment 130 Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend 2015-03-11 11:52:56 EDT
The Eclipse Planning Council has decided to run another poll for community feedback about a name for the Mars+1 release:

https://www.eclipse.org/mars/planning/poll2.php

Here are the new names we're considering:

N
Namaste
Nandini
Narwhal
Narvi
Neon
Neumond
Nickel
Nirvana
Noir
Nomad
Number 2015

Please vote!

https://www.eclipse.org/mars/planning/poll2.php
Comment 131 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-11 11:56:35 EDT
Seriously, just "N"?
Ok, at least temporarily, Android 5 was also nicknamed "Android L".
Comment 132 Michael Scharf CLA Friend 2015-03-11 12:15:07 EDT
what happened to the obvious choices in the planning council?

Neptune
Newton
Neumann
Nova
Comment 133 Nathan Ridge CLA Friend 2015-03-11 12:30:43 EDT
(In reply to Michael Scharf from comment #132)
> what happened to the obvious choices in the planning council?
> 
> Neptune
> Newton
> Neumann
> Nova

See comment 70.

(I still can't believe "Neptune" is trademark-encumbered, and I'd be curious to know by whom.)
Comment 134 Vaninder Rajput CLA Friend 2015-03-11 12:35:37 EDT
+1 for neon
Comment 135 Chuck Bridgham CLA Friend 2015-03-11 19:53:47 EDT
I know I'm too late to suggest new names... but my daughter helped me come up with this:

Nerio - "Nerio was an ancient war goddess and the personification of valor. She was the partner of MARS in ancient cult practices"
Comment 136 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-03-12 05:00:46 EDT
Cute, the only issue (aside from having missed the Doodle short-list) I could see, is it sounds almost exactly like "Nero", a tyrant and mass-murderer.
(not to mention a Klingon with the same name destroyed Spock's planet in the "Star Trek" movie;-)
Comment 137 Chris Aniszczyk CLA Friend 2015-04-02 14:09:29 EDT
After a second round of voting and EMO approval, "Eclipse Neon" will be the name of the 2016 simultaneous release.

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=456732#c6

Thanks everyone for voting again and your patience.
Comment 138 Chris Fairhall CLA Friend 2015-04-28 19:51:14 EDT
-1 for Neon
Already a product based on Eclipse called NeOn
http://neon-toolkit.org/
Comment 139 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-04-28 19:57:12 EDT
(In reply to Chris Fairhall from comment #138)
> -1 for Neon
> Already a product based on Eclipse called NeOn
> http://neon-toolkit.org/

Last released in 2011?;-)
Comment 140 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-04-28 19:57:28 EDT
(In reply to Chris Fairhall from comment #138)
> -1 for Neon
> Already a product based on Eclipse called NeOn
> http://neon-toolkit.org/

Last released in 2011?;-)
Comment 141 Werner Keil CLA Friend 2015-04-28 19:57:46 EDT
(In reply to Chris Fairhall from comment #138)
> -1 for Neon
> Already a product based on Eclipse called NeOn
> http://neon-toolkit.org/

Last released in 2011?;-)
Comment 142 Chris Fairhall CLA Friend 2015-04-28 21:06:19 EDT
(In reply to Werner Keil from comment #141)
> Last released in 2011?;-)
First hit on Google for "Eclipse Neon". Funded by EU grants and backed by commercial and academic partners. Sounds like an IP/Trademark/etc issue to me.
All other google hits are neon lights for Mitsubishi Eclipse's
Comment 143 Mike Milinkovich CLA Friend 2015-04-28 22:46:23 EDT
We knew about that project when we accepted the name. It is an expired research project that has had no life for 4 years. We have no concerns at this time about any confusion in the marketplace.
Comment 144 Matthew Khouzam CLA Friend 2015-04-29 15:20:59 EDT
Neon strikes me as a bit too inert, do we want to be associated with a product that doesn't react much? I guess it might make us seem noble.
Comment 145 Steve Francisco CLA Friend 2015-04-29 16:22:45 EDT
(In reply to Matthew Khouzam from comment #144)
> Neon strikes me as a bit too inert, do we want to be associated with a
> product that doesn't react much? I guess it might make us seem noble.

You're a gas!