Re: Naming guidelines for ELPA packages

[Drew Adams]

> I can go along guidelines to *help* maintainers choose good
> package names.  But I think it's very important that we refrain from
> *imposing* it on maintainers.
> 
> So if the author prefers to stick with `devil`, then that's what it'll
> be.  We have much more important things to worry about when it comes to
> imposing guidelines (e.g. making sure that the package doesn't overstep
> its namespace).

This.

Let users know the rationale behind the guideline,
in particular that it can help people find/discover
their package.  The same idea is behind the Elisp
libraries that are part of Emacs (modulo hysterical
raisins etc.)