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Exactly my point. You assume the source is the thing you want to consume, but it isn't. Package registries are much more than a convenience and packages don't necessarily map 1:1 with source code repositories. Nor should they need to. You shouldn't have to build every dependency and care where their source code is.

Sure you want the source available, otherwise it's closed source, but ideally you never need to look at it unless you're a contributor.

git has really conflated the two concepts.

parent dissent 1 month ago

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