[ros-users] ROS J Turtle Naming Brainstorming

[Jonathan Bohren]

+1 to Jade!



On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:04 PM, Aaron Blasdel <ablasdel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 <d.stonier at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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