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Also, being too precise and succinct about what the tool does ends up in a race for the name in competing implementations.

Project names should be unique enough to allow them becoming their Id,

- It allows to find the project.

- It allows the project to change, extend it's scope or narrow it.

Having an Id is really important, making that Id related to the project's original intention is nice, but secondary. (as long as it doesn't change enough that it becomes misleading).





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