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Better than using a distinct name for a mostly-identical project or effort (looking at you, MariaDB).

"MariaDB is named after Widenius' younger daughter, Maria. (MySQL is named after his other daughter, My.)" (Wikipedia)

(No insult intended to Maria or Michael, it's a lovely name in itself.)

Are you suggesting that they should have used a name that might lead Oracle to sue them instead of being clearly differentiated?

Also, there is an existing messaging and collaboration tool called Flock: https://www.flock.com/

And a fantastic way to get sued out of existence by a rich corporation.

FWIW, the only realistic legal action right now is a cease and desist letter.

Which will be responded to swiftly with no lawsuits or damages exchanged.