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4 votes c/freepost Posted by redrose — 4 votes, 2 commentsSource

Your project’s name should showcase its functionality in the ecosystem and explain to users what your story is.

What’s an essay without examples? How about just some counter examples?:

  • Firefox
  • Thunderbird
  • X11
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • TOR
  • React
  • Android
  • git
  • vi/vim
  • FileZilla

Common pitfalls

I like this part the best, especially reminding folks not to pick a name that means something undesirable in another language.

ahah =)

Indeed, most of the times it’s difficult to pick a meaningful name simply because there are already other projects with the same name. A short and memorable name goes a long way. Then, if it also has a meaning it’s a plus.