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		Package managers keep using Git as a database, it never works out (nesbitt.io)
		2 points by WhyNotHugo 26 days ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

clausecker 25 days ago [–]

We do this with FreeBSD ports, but users don't have to clone the ports tree unless they want to modify ports or compile them with custom options.

WhyNotHugo 25 days ago | [–]

Yeah, using it as an actual source repository sounds fine to me. I think the issue comes when users are expected to clone it just for installation.

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