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Re:Many packages suddenly disappeared by CaptSpify on Sunday January 07, 2018 @04:05AM (#16089984)
And? Most of these are things you absolutely should be thinking about
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Re:Many packages suddenly disappeared by zbentley on Sunday January 07, 2018 @09:42AM (#16090982)
"You should be thinking about" and "You need this? Seriously?" are very different statements. Of course you should be aware of dependencies.
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Re:Many packages suddenly disappeared by CaptSpify on Sunday January 07, 2018 @01:28PM (#16091914)
And you should also be aware of what it takes to rebuild your stack, and have something in place if that disappears. If you think it's OK to rely on external tools like that to build your system, you deserve all the fallout you get when it fails.
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