# Consider Renaming Default Branches

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/consider-renaming-default-branches/15385>\
**Category:** ROS General\
**Tags:** development\
**Created:** [July 13, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/consider-renaming-default-branches/15385 "2020-07-13T18:25:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![vann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eada6e/32.png) [@vann](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/vann)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/consider-renaming-default-branches/15385/9 "2020-07-14T09:08:10Z")

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I propose we should rename ROS and all of robotics.

‘Robot’ has word origin from Czech, from “robota” meaning “forced labor” AKA slavery. If we’re being honest, when you think about it ROS really stands for Slave Operating System (SOS).

Are there proposals for a new name for ROS and the robotics field? Please submit your proposals.

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