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		sam0x17 on Nov 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft and GitHub team up to take Git virtual f... And they are still calling it GVFS -- a name that is already used by a prominent linux technology. https://github.com/Microsoft/GVFS/issues/7

zellyn on Nov 17, 2017 [–]

Every single hacker news discussion these days seems to have a complaint about reusing a name.

Every name is taken. There is nothing to be done about it. It's okay. I mean, it's sad, and terrible, but it's also fine.

camgunz on Nov 17, 2017 | [–]

They are definitely not all taken

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