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diff --git a/docs/maintainers/maintainer-guide.md b/docs/maintainers/maintainer-guide.md index b0dd0c4b7..e459fa366 100644 --- a/docs/maintainers/maintainer-guide.md +++ b/docs/maintainers/maintainer-guide.md @@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ then obviously beneficial changes like fixing typos are appreciated! A good service to check many at once is [Repology](https://repology.org/).
If the library you are adding could be confused with another one,
-consider renaming to make it clear.
+consider renaming to make it clear. We prefer when names are longer and/or
+unlikely to conflict with any future use of the same name. If the port refers
+to a library on GitHub, a good practice is to prefix the name with the organization
+if there is any chance of confusion.
### Use GitHub Draft PRs
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