[maintainer-guide.md] Add short names note. (#19956)

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@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ then obviously beneficial changes like fixing typos are appreciated!
A good service to check many at once is [Repology](https://repology.org/).
If the library you are adding could be confused with another one,
consider renaming to make it clear.
consider renaming to make it clear. We prefer when names are longer and/or
unlikely to conflict with any future use of the same name. If the port refers
to a library on GitHub, a good practice is to prefix the name with the organization
if there is any chance of confusion.
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