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Re:World of Goo Update, 10 Years Later by JetSpiegel on Thursday May 02, 2019 @09:17AM (#19807542)
Most distros are distributed as binaries.

But since the source is available and the licenses allow distribution, it's much easier to just recompile the thing.

Binary compatibility is not valued if you can just recompile the source. Why waste brain cells maintaining compatibilty when the compiler can bake you a new compatible binary?

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Re:World of Goo Update, 10 Years Later by badsectoracula on Thursday May 02, 2019 @09:30AM (#19807666)
Because your users might be actually using more software than what you deem worthy to put in your distribution.
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Re:World of Goo Update, 10 Years Later by JetSpiegel on Friday May 03, 2019 @07:33AM (#19817415)
Most, if not all, distros have no vendor-level restrictions on repository choice, you can make your own.
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