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Rolling Distribution
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The Rolling distribution of ROS 2 serves as a staging area for future stable distributions of ROS 2 and as a collection of the most recent development releases.
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Unlike most stable ROS 2 distributions which have an initial release, a support window during which they are updated, and a definite end of support (see :ref:`list_of_distributions` above) the Rolling distribution is continuously updated and is subject to in-place updates which will at times include breaking changes.
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:doc:`ROS 2 Rolling Ridley <Releases/Release-Rolling-Ridley>` is the rolling development distribution of ROS 2.
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It is described in `REP 2002 <https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2002.html>`_ and was first introduced in June 2020.
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Packages released into the Rolling distribution will be automatically released into future stable distributions of ROS 2.
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:doc:`Releasing a ROS 2 package <../How-To-Guides/Releasing/Releasing-a-Package>` into the Rolling distribution follows the same procedures as all other ROS 2 distributions.
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The Rolling distribution of ROS 2 serves two purposes:
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1. it is a staging area for future stable distributions of ROS 2, and
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2. it is a collection of the most recent development releases.
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:doc:`ROS 2 Rolling Ridley <Releases/Release-Rolling-Ridley>` is the rolling development distribution of ROS 2 as proposed in `REP 2002 <https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2002.html>`_.
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It was first introduced in June 2020.
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As the name implies, Rolling is continuously updated and **can have in-place updates that include breaking changes**.
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We recommend that most people use the most recent stable distribution instead (see :ref:`list_of_distributions`).
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The Rolling distribution will receive frequent and possibly compatibility-breaking releases in core packages and we recommend most people use the most recent stable distribution instead.
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Since new stable distributions will be created from snapshots of the Rolling distribution, package maintainers who want to make their packages available in future ROS 2 distributions can do so by releasing their packages into the Rolling distribution.
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Packages released into the Rolling distribution will be automatically released into future stable distributions of ROS 2.
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:doc:`Releasing a ROS 2 package <../How-To-Guides/Releasing/Releasing-a-Package>` into the Rolling distribution follows the same procedures as all other ROS 2 distributions.
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