The same acronym is... a questionable choice. But the matching binary names are standard for projects which are compatible replacements for the other project. You're basically releasing something with a different name, but implementing "previous-software-name" interface. This helps with drop-in replacement distro packages to.
That's why Ubuntu has the alternatives system. And why mawk / gawk / etc. are often linked to /bin/awk.
That's why Ubuntu has the alternatives system. And why mawk / gawk / etc. are often linked to /bin/awk.