Package managers keep using Git as a database, it never works out

2•WhyNotHugo•1mo ago

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clausecker•1mo 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•1mo 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.