[ros-users] ROS J Turtle Naming Brainstorming

[Daniel Stonier]

On 18 April 2014 05:28, Mike Purvis <mpurvis at clearpathrobotics.com> 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 <william at osrfoundation.org> 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 <patrick at pirobot.org>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
>>>>
>>>>
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>> William Woodall
>> ROS Development Team
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