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Re:GitHub isn't fun anymore by arghwhat on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @09:04AM (#23550844)
No, because mercurial really isn't suitable for this. Nor is Git for that matter.

Similar thing happened on Github with CocoaPods: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11245652.

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Re:GitHub isn't fun anymore by Carpetsmoker on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @11:36AM (#23552675)
It works, so it's suitable.
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Re:GitHub isn't fun anymore by arghwhat on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @06:39PM (#23557647)
If I duct tape you to a car seat it will work just like a seat belt.

Just because something works doesn't mean it is a suitable implementation or a sensible decision.

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Re:GitHub isn't fun anymore by gspr on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @04:14PM (#23556179)
No. That's one reason we have separate words for things that work and things that are suitable.
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