Ubuntu doesn’t literally mean “a bumpy ride” or “a relationship that’s got some trouble in it”

Oh, that's what you thought of! I was confused as why people take offence at Rocky.

As a Calgarian, the first thing I thought of was Rocky Mountains. Due to their proximity, you see the name is so many things and places here. For example, the area surrounding Calgary is called Rocky View County.

Why is Ubuntu bad branding? Seems short, memorable, good meaning, original, etc.

the naming makes it sound like unstable version of linux.

Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity". It is often translated as "I am because we are", or "humanity towards others", or in Zulu "umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu" or in Xhosa, "umntu ngumntu ngabantu" but is often used in a more philosophical sense to mean "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity"

Taken from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy

But yes, Ubuntu is based on Debian's Unstable branch.

When they replied, what I originally had written was "Why is it bad branding?". I thought it would be obvious from the parent comment that I was talking about Ubuntu, but I think they thought I was talking about "Rocky Linux".

I suppose it seems like a juvenile name to me.

Ubuntu doesn't seem a bad word choice to me: https://historyplex.com/ubuntu-african-philosophy

Ubuntu, a Bantu word, defines what it means to be truly human.

I think only monolingual English speaker feel this way.

or java