wiki/policies/official-naming-policy.md

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title: Official Naming Policy
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## Association/Product Naming Guideline
### Association

While referring to the Association, you must write "OpenMandriva" or "OpenMandriva Association" (without the quotation marks).
Please note it is a one word, no space between "Open" and "Mandriva".
Also allowed shortened as "OMA".

### Distribution
While referring to the distribution, you must write "OpenMandriva Lx".
Also allowed shortened as "OMLx". Please note the "L" uppercase and the "x" lowercase, no space between "M" and "L" (without the quotation marks).

The new rolling branch product takes its official name by [Codename](/policies/codename): ROME.
You must refer to it using "ROME" (without the quotation marks, all uppercase letters) or "OpenMandriva ROME".

A release number may be appended to the product name for better identifying the distribution. Therefore you can write as an example "OpenMandriva Lx 4.3" or "OMLx 4.3" for the stable branch, or append the `YY.MM` pattern, as an example "ROME 22.12", for the rolling edition.


***Notes***:
Any use of the Mandriva brand alone without "Open" is not allowed.
Under no circumstances you will use "Mandriva" while referring to OpenMandriva Association or OpenMandriva products.<br>
Mandriva brand and logos are owned by Mandriva SA or its legal successor.

*Ref*: [OpenMandriva TM licence EN](/policies/oma-tm-licence-en)