> On Jan 16, 2017, at 11:59 AM, Chris Rose <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> (copied from an email I erroneously sent to python-ideas@)
> 
> I think the criteria for reuse of a name must include usage limits; if the 
> package is being downloaded on a steady basis by accounts that can't be shown 
> to belong to known integration systems, reuse should not be allowed.

I agree, which is why the rules for removal of an abandoned project include the 
following:

* download statistics on the Package Index for the existing package
 indicate project is not being used;

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