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That’s why there are multiple threads. The real problem is that people are bringing up this same issue in a dozen top level comments.

Threads and naming things, two famously easy problems.

Naming things is hard. I submit that as a core tenet of the software industry, we will discuss the naming of things so long as there are things to discuss.

Naming things uniquely with common words is hard.

Good names like Linux, Google, Kodak, Adidas, etc are instantly recognizable and cannot be mistaken for anything else.

Availability of a domain name might be a good proxy for how recognizable a name is. Well, maybe it was up until 2008 or so.

In this particular case it’s helpful, as the link is to github.