Supervisor: Ghanshyam Mann <>
Announced end of poll: 2021-06-17
Actual time poll closed:
Private poll (9 authorized voters)
Actual votes cast: 9
Number of winning choices:
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Poll description

This is a poll for the nominated names for the Y release cycle.

Each OpenStack development cycle has a code-name that is proposed and chosen by the community. This name is frequently used in preference to version numbers to refer to the release at the end of the cycle.

  • Release Name Criteria

    The electorate for the Y release is the members of the OpenStack Technical Committee.

    Proposed names by the community:

  • Yak - They are fun to shave.
  • Yggdrasil - The sacred tree.
  • Ygritte - Fierce and headstrong wildling spearwife.
  • Yngwie - Heavy metal guitarist and songwriter.
  • Yoda - "Do or do not, there is no try".
  • Yogsothoth - A cosmic entity, it sees all and knows all.
  • Yikes - Expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect.
  • Yoghurt - A food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk.
  • Yavanna - was responsible for the growth of all the fruits and growing things of Arda in Tolkien's mythology.
  • Yeti - creature that may live in the Himalayan mountains.
  • Yoga - a philosophical school with mental and physical practices from India.
  • Yellow - a Coldplay song
  • Youth - is the time of life when one is young, and often means the time between childhood and adulthood.
  • Yosemite - an american national park.
  • York - A city in the UK, head city of historic Yorkshire
  • Yonkers - A city in NY, US.
  • You - Because that's who we do it for, plus it will enable this conversation: "Have you heard about the You release of OpenStack?" "Sure, I installed Ussuri back in 2020." "No, not U, You." "That's what I said, U." "Not U, You." ...
  • Yokohama - A city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

  • Result

    1. Yoda  (Not defeated in any contest vs. another choice)
    2. Yeti
    3. York, loses to Yeti by 4–2
    4. Yak, loses to York by 4–2
    5. Yoga, loses to Yak by 3–2
    6. Yosemite, loses to Yoga by 3–2
    7. Yellow, loses to Yoga by 4–1
    8. Yikes, loses to Yosemite by 3–2
    9. You, loses to Yikes by 3–2
    10. Youth, loses to You by 3–1
    11. Yokohama, loses to Youth by 3–2
    12. Yavanna, loses to You by 3–2
    13. Yggdrasil, loses to Yavanna by 3–2
    14. Yoghurt, loses to Yggdrasil by 2–1
    15. Yonkers, loses to Yavanna by 3–1
    16. Ygritte, loses to Yonkers by 2–1
    17. Yngwie, loses to Ygritte by 2–1
    18. Yogsothoth, loses to Yngwie by 2–0

    For simplicity, some details of the poll result are not shown.  

    Result details

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    1. Yoda   -3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
    2. Yeti   3 -4 2 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5
    3. York   2 2 -4 4 3 5 3 4 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 6
    4. Yak   2 3 2 -3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
    5. Yoga   1 2 3 2 -3 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
    6. Yosemite   1 1 2 2 2 -3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
    7. Yellow   0 1 2 3 1 3 -3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4
    8. Yikes   1 1 3 1 2 2 3 -3 2 4 4 2 3 3 4 4 4
    9. You   0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 -3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
    10. Youth   1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 -3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4
    11. Yokohama   0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 -2 2 2 2 3 3 3
    12. Yavanna   1 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 2 -3 2 3 4 3 4
    13. Yggdrasil   1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 -2 2 2 3 3
    14. Yoghurt   1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 -2 3 3 3
    15. Yonkers   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 -2 1 2
    16. Ygritte   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -2 2
    17. Yngwie   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 -2
    18. Yogsothoth   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

    Ballot report

     Yak Yggdrasil Ygritte Yngwie Yoda Yogsothoth Yikes Yoghurt Yavanna Yeti Yoga Yellow Youth Yosemite York Yonkers You Yokohama
    dms@danplanet.com: 1 18 18 8 4 18 5 18 9 3 2 11 18 18 6 10 18 7
    radoslaw.piliszek@gmail.com: 6 1 18 18 18 18 4 2 18 7 18 18 3 18 5 18 18 18
    amy@demarco.com: 7 16 15 17 1 18 11 12 13 2 3 5 10 4 6 9 8 14
    moreira.belmiro.email.lists@gmail.com: 18 18 18 18 2 18 18 18 18 1 18 5 6 18 4 18 3 18
    jsbryant@electronicjungle.net: 2 5 11 12 1 12 6 9 10 3 9 12 11 4 8 12 8 7
    mnaser@vexxhost.com: 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
    ricolin@ricolky.com: 18 18 18 18 1 18 18 18 18 18 2 3 18 18 18 18 18 18
    knelson@openstack.org: 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 1 18 18 18 18 1 1 18 18 18
    gmann@ghanshyammann.com: 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

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