I have been convinced by the arguments. Changing my + votes: +1 Jade -1 Jagged -1 Jedi (and any other pop culture tie in) On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Daniel Stonier wrote: > > > > On 18 April 2014 05:28, Mike Purvis wrote: >> >> Jade can still be a turtle, even if it's not an actual species: >> https://www.google.ca/search?q=jade+turtle&tbm=isch >> > > In asia, Jade turtles have alot of strong connotations about endurance and > longevity...something ROS is starting to grow into. > > Daniel. > >> >> I like the sound of ROS Jade. >> >> >> On 17 April 2014 16:21, William Woodall wrote: >>> >>> +0 on Jagged, it seems to imply some negative connotation about quality >>> to me, like "rough around the edges". Even if it is "rough around the edges" >>> :p we shouldn't name it as such. >>> >>> I think Jade Turtle, ROS Jade is nice a nice adjective too. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Patrick Goebel >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> +1 Jagged >>>> >>>> +1 to Bill's post in general (as another geezer...) >>>> >>>> --patrick >>>> >>>> >>>> On 04/17/2014 11:55 AM, Bill Smart wrote: >>>>> >>>>> +1 Jagged >>>>> -1e10 Judo >>>>> still -1 for anything that's not actually a turtle >>>>> >>>>> I'm a geezer, and fear change. However, here are a couple of thoughts: >>>>> - we want companies to adopt ROS. They will be significantly less >>>>> likely to do so if the name is overly cute >>> >>> >>> We want something not too silly, but if we aren't having some fun with >>> it, what the point? Also Ubuntu seems to do just fine on the business front >>> with a similar naming pattern. >>> >>>>> >>>>> - we will have even less adoption if there's a whiff of legal action >>>>> (Jedi Turtle, for instance) possible. >>> >>> >>> Obviously we aren't going to pick anything where legal action might be a >>> concern, which means, as sad as I am to say it, Jedi is pretty much off the >>> table. >>> >>>>> >>>>> - I personally think that consistency outweights cool (of course, I'm >>>>> old and British) >>> >>> >>> We've done a pretty good job at staying on theme, but sometimes it's hard >>> when there is only one or two actual turtle related names. >>> >>> I'd say just as important as being turtle related, if not more important, >>> is that the code name is short, easy to spell and type, recognizable, and >>> searchable. That's mostly why we ended up with Indigo in the last go around. >>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've done judo since the 70's (no, really, since the 70s). While I >>>>> don't think it's a great name for J-turtle, over the past year ROS *has* >>>>> thrown me to the mat, sat on me, and forced me to submit more than once, so >>>>> maybe it *is* a viable option. >>>>> >>>>> -- Bill >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ros-users mailing list >>>> ros-users@lists.ros.org >>>> http://lists.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> William Woodall >>> ROS Development Team >>> william@osrfoundation.org >>> http://williamjwoodall.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ros-users mailing list >>> ros-users@lists.ros.org >>> http://lists.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ros-users mailing list >> ros-users@lists.ros.org >> http://lists.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users >> > > > > -- > Phone : +82-10-5400-3296 (010-5400-3296) > Home: http://snorriheim.dnsdojo.com/ > Yujin R&D: http://rnd.yujinrobot.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > ros-users mailing list > ros-users@lists.ros.org > http://lists.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > _______________________________________________ ros-users mailing list ros-users@lists.ros.org http://lists.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users