> Yeah the name collision is unfortunate, but probably fine.
collisions, lol
% apt-cache search biff
biff - a mail notification tool
gnubiff - mail notification program for GNOME (and others)
wmbiff - Dockable app that displays information about mailboxes
xlbiff - mail notification pop-up with configurable message scans
(along with 9 more matches without biff in command name)
2. All mail-notification utilities, as was the original biff.
And since we're mentioning Debian, it has a policy requiring unique names within the Debian archive to be unique. Precedence goes to the earlier software packaged. Installed programs must also have unique names within a given system. The datetime Swiss army knife utility discussed here violates both policies.
collisions, lol
(along with 9 more matches without biff in command name)