I propose the following policy: No package shall create without approval any command name (or corresponding manpage):
1. not matching the regexp ^[a-z0-9].. 2. matching ^... if it creates more than two such 3. matching [^-+._,a-z0-9], or 4. which is a single common dictionary word or any directory directly in /, /usr or /var. Approval will not normally be granted except for the use of capital letters where there appear in an upstream package command name. The fact that an upstream package uses a short or otherwise poor command name or placement will not in itself be a justification for using that name in Debian (nor will reasining derived from purely that fact, such as that users will be `expecting' the short name). A sound technical reason for the shortness of the command may be considered relevant. Ian.
