# ROS 2 rolling distribution name brainstorming

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249>\
**Category:** ROS General\
**Tags:** ros2\
**Created:** [May 22, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249 "2020-05-22T20:10:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![gstavrinos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/gstavrinos/32/1631_2.png) [@gstavrinos](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/gstavrinos)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/21 "2020-05-25T09:23:57Z")

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## R

* * *

rolling,  
rallying,  
roosting (mountain bike slang for throwing off sand/dirt going in a corner)

## T

* * *

trekking,  
twisty,  
tasty

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**Author:** ![pxalcantara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/pxalcantara/32/1178_2.png) [@pxalcantara](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/pxalcantara)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/22 "2020-05-25T14:01:04Z")

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+1 for TRolling Turtle

Trustfully Terrapin

Racing Ridley

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**Author:** ![nkhedekar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/nkhedekar/32/4489_2.png) [@nkhedekar](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/nkhedekar)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/23 "2020-05-26T23:36:18Z")

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+1 for Racing Ridley

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**Author:** ![joespeed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/joespeed/32/12133_2.png) [@joespeed](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/joespeed)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/24 "2020-05-26T23:57:48Z")

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> [@Katherine\_Scott](#):
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> Continuing our theme of potentially violating copyright with ROS names, there is only one R-turtle in my book.

Gamera approves!  
 ![QrXmO20](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/2X/8/835132e0a9a1428465818e2cd0879c5e06b3b4a6.gif)

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**Author:** ![dbc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/dbc/32/6566_2.png) [@dbc](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/dbc)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/25 "2020-05-27T19:14:56Z")

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Timeless Testudo  
Recombinant Rubida  
Rhythmic Rubida

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**Author:** ![Manjunath\_Mahashetti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/manjunath_mahashetti/32/3681_2.png) [@Manjunath\_Mahashetti](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Manjunath_Mahashetti)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/26 "2020-05-28T11:50:54Z")

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I am from India and in our Mythology one of the Avatar is Tortoise called ‘ **Kurma** ’ Avatar. This is the Wki link on **Kurma** - [Kurma - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurma)  
Other references are - [Kurma | Avatar, Incarnation & Vedic | Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kurma) and [Kurma - New World Encyclopedia](https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Kurma).  
When the turn of K comes can we have the ROS2 version name as KlassicKurma or KarmicKurma Please Please!! You have done based on popular characters around Tortoise in the world. This time give change to India, we have large number of students studying ROS2 and many companies working on it!

[Kurma1|312x500](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/uploads/short-url/u7yTUfbtRkQsoC35gbXek2Xsvqc.jpeg)

 ![Kurma2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/2X/d/d8f03752fe8dfa1c55713c98b6d50910ad848bec.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Manjunath\_Mahashetti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/manjunath_mahashetti/32/3681_2.png) [@Manjunath\_Mahashetti](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Manjunath_Mahashetti)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/27 "2020-05-28T12:11:42Z")

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> **[ROS 2 rolling distribution name brainstorming](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/26)**
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> I am from India and in our Mythology one of the Avatar is Tortoise called ‘Kurma’ Avatar. This is the Wki link on Kurma - Kurma - Wikipedia Other references are - Kurma | Avatar, Incarnation & Vedic | Britannica and Kurma - New World...

Please support for KlassicKurma or KarmicKurma

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**Author:** ![Manjunath\_Mahashetti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/manjunath_mahashetti/32/3681_2.png) [@Manjunath\_Mahashetti](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Manjunath_Mahashetti)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/28 "2020-05-28T12:13:26Z")

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> **[ROS 2 rolling distribution name brainstorming](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/26)**
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> I am from India and in our Mythology one of the Avatar is Tortoise called ‘Kurma’ Avatar. This is the Wki link on Kurma - Kurma - Wikipedia Other references are - Kurma | Avatar, Incarnation & Vedic | Britannica and Kurma - New World...

Please support Name for K Series - KlassicKurma or KarmicKurma

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**Author:** ![dirk-thomas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/dirk-thomas/32/4328_2.png) [@dirk-thomas](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/dirk-thomas)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/29 "2020-05-28T19:49:46Z")

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> [@smac](#):
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> I would prefer that the codename was still kept as “Rolling”, so `Rolling <r-named-turtle>` .

I second (and third) that. Otherwise I already foresee the number of questions and tickets from users that something doesn’t work for them and not being aware that they are using something “unstable”.

If you install `ros-rolling-*` you (hopefully!) have a more realistic expectation. (Maybe `ros-unstable-*` would be even better - assuming we use `U`.)

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**Author:** ![kyrofa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/kyrofa/32/9577_2.png) [@kyrofa](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/kyrofa)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/30 "2020-05-28T20:03:12Z")

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Another +1 for Rolling Ridley. The “unstable” idea is also nice!

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**Author:** ![smac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/smac/32/6763_2.png) [@smac](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/smac)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/31 "2020-05-28T20:07:56Z")

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Both rolling distro naming and G-turtle naming threads are unusually converging to a community answer. Glad to see we’re getting more decisive 🙂

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**Author:** ![ivanpauno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ad7895/32.png) [@ivanpauno](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ivanpauno)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/32 "2020-05-28T22:15:35Z")

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> If you install `ros-rolling-*` you (hopefully!) have a more realistic expectation. (Maybe `ros-unstable-*` would be even better - assuming we use `U` .)

The other day I had some ideas, playing with unstable synonyms (some aren’t really a synonym, but they give the same idea):

- Risky Ridley
- **Rocky Ridley**
- Tottery Terrapin
- Tottering Terrapin
- Teetering Trionyx
- Tightroping Trionyx (this name is too bad 😂, I imagined a turtle doing a tightrope walk and I liked the idea)

Of all those alternatives, I really liked `Rocky Ridley`.  
I like `Rolling Ridley` too, but some people might not know what a rolling release is.

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**Author:** ![gbiggs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/gbiggs/32/30361_2.png) [@gbiggs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/gbiggs)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/33 "2020-05-28T22:43:31Z")

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A downside of mixing the unstable and rolling concepts is indeed confusion with those Linux distros where all their releases are rolling, even the stable one. From that point of view, Rocky Ridley could be a better choice.

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**Author:** ![joespeed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/joespeed/32/12133_2.png) [@joespeed](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/joespeed)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/34 "2020-05-28T23:27:27Z")

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Rabid Ridley? 🤪

 ![49b26efa4548ef9c96ee0efcb99e771c](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/2X/e/e30569cbf914f1926c7727af7eccc42b2ee1b692.jpeg)

rakish, rapid, raspy? [https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/adjectives-that-start-with-r.html](https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/adjectives-that-start-with-r.html)

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**Author:** ![Katherine\_Scott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/katherine_scott/32/4434_2.png) [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/35 "2020-05-29T00:29:03Z")

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![dirty](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/2X/3/3b8d4b4a0418b588c47f8232f63a30c2400126a0.gif)

[ROLLING `RIDING DIRTY` RIDLEY](https://youtu.be/CtwJvgPJ9xw?t=15)

We’ll catch you riding dirty (i.e. when you commit failing CI tests).

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**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/36 "2020-05-31T00:38:22Z")

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Reckless Ridley – sounds unstable to me.

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/37 "2020-06-02T00:47:02Z")

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> [@smac](#):
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> Rolling [Ridley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_sea_turtle) would be the concrete suggestion, for example

+1 for Rolling Ridley. **Concise** and **rolls off the tongue**.  
+1 for using an artist rendering of the picture shared by [joespeed](http://discourse.ros.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/34?u=cardboardcode).

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/38 "2020-06-10T23:27:01Z")

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I’m Japanese so I love Gamera.  
But touching copyright is a problem.  
It is derived from the turtle that begins with G, and the one I think is  
good is “Genbu”「玄武」.  
“Genbu” is a spiritual animal or god who protects the gate and  
originates from China.(Often drawn with a long-legged turtle wrapped  
around a snake)  
However, it seems to be called xuánwŭ in Chinese.  
The name is used for the north gate of Chinatown in Yokohama.  
Genbu protects the north gate and also has the meaning of a compass.  
Don’t you think the ROS name is right for you?

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**Author:** ![pxalcantara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/pxalcantara/32/1178_2.png) [@pxalcantara](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/pxalcantara)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/39 "2020-06-11T00:25:13Z")

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Genbu would be awesome !! 💯

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**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-rolling-distribution-name-brainstorming/14249/40 "2020-06-12T04:38:54Z")

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No doubt it would, but the next name (Galactic Geochelone) has already been chosen, so Genbu will have to wait for us to loop around!

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