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Re:A new Go API for Protocol Buffers by randallsquared on Monday March 02, 2020 @10:09PM (#22471460)
> - Confusing: google.golang.org/protobuf@v1 doesn't exist, but v2 does.

> google.golang.org/protobuf is not tied to any particular provider, and we can redirect it wherever we want.

I agree, this is confusing. Why doesn't google.golang.org/protobuf@v1 return what's at github.com/golang/protobuf, then, if only to provide a tidy answer for those who wonder what v1 looked like?

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Re:A new Go API for Protocol Buffers by tsimionescu on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @02:54AM (#22472665)
Because the Go package name is github.com/golang/protobuf. Serving it from a different address is already a breaking change.
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