[PRE REVIEW]: better_launch: A better replacement for the ROS2 launch system

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Submitting author: @ndahn (Nikolas Dahn)
Repository: https://github.com/dfki-ric/better_launch
Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): joss
Version: 1.0.1
Editor: Pending
Reviewers: Pending
Managing EiC: Daniel S. Katz

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Reference check summary (note 'MISSING' DOIs are suggestions that need verification):

✅ OK DOIs

- None

🟡 SKIP DOIs

- No DOI given, and none found for title: LaunchMap – Visualize Your ROS 2 Launch Files
- No DOI given, and none found for title: simple_launch
- No DOI given, and none found for title: launch-generator
- No DOI given, and none found for title: generate_parameter_library
- No DOI given, and none found for title: rosmon

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Commit count by author:

   428	Nikolas Dahn
    26	Prithvi Sanghamreddy
     6	ndahn
     2	Tom Creutz
     1	Sebastian Kasperski

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Paper file info:

📄 Wordcount for paper.md is 1013

✅ The paper includes a Statement of need section

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License info:

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👋 @ndahn - thanks for your submission. I've suggested some changes in dfki-ric/better_launch#1 to add your country and better handle references. Please merge this, and feel free to make any other changes needed. You can use the command @editorialbot generate pdf to make a new PDF, and iterate if needed. editorialbot commands need to be the first entry in a new comment.

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Additionally, I don't see an appropriate editor current who has available space, so I will waitlist this submission for now.