Empirically, it doesn't just shuffle the problem around, it dramatically reduces it. On Google Code, every time you tried to create a project, the name would al

Empirically, it doesn't just shuffle the problem around, it dramatically reduces it. On Google Code, every time you tried to create a project, the name would always be taken. On Github, every time you try to create a project, you can go ahead and use the name, and I haven't heard of anyone having trouble finding something acceptable to use for their account name.