Research Group machine naming conventions

The CSCF-RSG names machines after science fiction authors, since we tend to read and like that stuff.

Herewith follows a non-canonical list.

Robert Heinlein	heinlein.cscf	Lawrence
Jules Verne	verne	Lawrence
Ray Bradbury	bradbury	Lawrence's Mac Mini
Isaac Asimov	asimov	CS Application Server
Robert J Sawyer	sawyer	desktop deployed for student of Steve MacDonald
Bruce Sterling	sterling	FreeBSD test box
Harry Turtledove	turtledove	Lawrence's Mac Mini
Ben Bova	bova	Mike Gores Mac Mini
Larry Niven	niven	Mike Gores Tablet
Philip K. Dick	pkdick.cs	Mike P's other Linux desktop
HP Lovecraft	lovecraft.cscf	Virtual machine on pkdick
William Shatner	shatner.cs	Sun Blade 100
Robert Silverberg	silverberg.cs	DO003062
Douglas Adams	adams.cs	CS002521
Cory Doctorow	doctorow.cscf	CS004187

Other possible names:

• Adams, Douglas (taken)
• Anthony, Piers
• Asprin, Robert
• Blish, James
• Bradley, Marion Zimmer
• Brunner, John
• Brin, David
• Brunner, John
• Card, Orson Scott
• del Rey, Lester
• Doctorow, Cory
• Ellison, Harlan
• Gibson, William - nope, gibson is already used
• Leguin, Ursula
• Lucas, George
• Pohl, Frederik
• Pournelle, Jerry
• Robinson, Spider (or Kim Stanley)
• Roddenberry, Gene
• Silverberg, Robert (taken)
• Welles, Orson
• Caiden
• Stapleton
• Bear
• Hubbard
• Shatner (see Lucas)
• Nimoy (see Shatner)
• Garner
• Bujold
• Tucker (taken)

See also this site for Science Fiction Author names

Other "rich" list of names:

• Asteroids
  • IP address 84.xxx: Asteroid 1xxx
  • IP address 168.xxx: Asteroid 2xxx
  • feel free to add other ranges for other VLANs

-- MikePatterson - 23 Mar 2005, 04 Jul 2006