[ros-users] ROS L-Turtle Naming Thread

[Morgan Quigley]

"Logo Loggerhead"

+9 bonus points for anyone who writes a LOGO client for ROS
+42 if it runs on Apple ][  😆

On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Jackie Kay via ros-users <
ros-users at lists.ros.org> wrote:

> "Leonine Loggerhead"?
>
> On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Devon Ash via ros-users <
> ros-users at lists.ros.org> wrote:
>
>> Great, lion project shut down before it started.
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 12:58 PM, David Lu!! <davidvlu+ros at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> However, there is something to be said for consistency and uniqueness (
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Lion)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Devon Ash via ros-users <
>>> ros-users at lists.ros.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> To spice things up, I'm still going to propose Leonardo Lion with these
>>>> four points to counter the four points above:
>>>>
>>>> 1. A Lion robot hasn't been made yet, and we're doing futuristic work
>>>> with goals and ambitions such that our operating system will run a lion
>>>> 2. We can keep all the old turtle references. But in the future start
>>>> making Lion references to show newness, and a vibrancy for the future of ROS
>>>> 3. Lions have always been symbols of courage and pride in the work from
>>>> all of history
>>>> 4. If ROS is the Lion, then we are the lion tamers. I'd say we're all a
>>>> pretty smart bunch
>>>>
>>>> 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Arkapravo Bhaumik <
>>>> arkapravobhaumik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Devon, joq
>>>>>
>>>>> The reasons cited for the turtle reference are;
>>>>>
>>>>>    1.  Reference to the first mobile robots made; William Grey
>>>>>    Walter's Elmer and Elsie - Turtle robots
>>>>>    2. LOGO Turtle, probably the simplest GUI based simulations for
>>>>>    navigation. ROS also has a package very similar to the LOGO Turtle and it
>>>>>    is often recommended as a tutorial for newbies.
>>>>>    3. "It's turtles all the way down" - iconic references in various
>>>>>    popular texts, viz. Brief History Of Time
>>>>>    4. Proverbial reference of the turtle and the hare - where hard
>>>>>    and consistent labour wins over street smartness - isn't ROS much like that
>>>>>
>>>>> So, seems we are stuck with the turtle, least for some time to come !
>>>>> :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Arkapravo
>>>>> --
>>>>> Arkapravo Bhaumik
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
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