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The project

OpenKeel: the keel of the ship

A free name, without the OpenStack trademark, and nautical like Kubernetes.

Criteria

  • Nautical, in the line of Kubernetes (the helmsman), Helm, Harbor
  • No known software collision
  • GitHub organisation and domains available
  • No “OpenStack” in the name (OpenInfra trademark)

Rejected names

  • OpenStack-*: OpenInfra trademark
  • ROS: Robot Operating System
  • Restack: git-restack, restack.io
  • Gopherstack, GoStack: already taken
  • Keelstone: too close to Keystone

OpenKeel

  • Keel: the backbone of the ship
  • Chosen on 28 October 2026
  • GitHub organisation openkeel free at that date
  • openkeel.com and .org taken; .io and .dev without DNS
  • Trademark filings (INPI, EUIPO, USPTO) still to check

How to talk about it

The project is described as “compatible with the OpenStack API”, never with OpenStack in its name. okadm is the installer, ok the OpenStack client.