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Re:GitHub had connectivity problems by bad_user on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @08:06AM (#10115830)
GitHub is not meant for distributing dependencies. Maven Central on the other hand is, the difference being that it is mirrored and if repo1.maven.org goes down, it's not a big deal and your project can still be built and deployed.
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Re:GitHub had connectivity problems by wereHamster on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @08:38AM (#10115987)
.. until they become a target of a DDoS.

Also, if GitHub is down you can still fetch your dependencies from somewhere else.

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Re:GitHub had connectivity problems by JumpJumpJump on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @09:03AM (#10116116)
You have not understood the concept of 'mirrored'.
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Re:GitHub had connectivity problems by chopman on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @09:51AM (#10116432)
Well I guess all mirrors could get targeted. Also, what stops github from getting mirrors themselves?
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