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

2 pointsposted a month ago
by WhyNotHugo

2 Comments

clausecker

a month 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

a month 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.