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Re:Nix × IPFS – Milestone 1 by solarkraft on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @09:42AM (#24627682)
> I don't get why public stuff like NPM, DEB or Docker registries haven't switched to use it as primary way of distribution

2 of them are run by commercial entities. I don't think those are all that interested in reducing dependency on them.

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Re:Nix × IPFS – Milestone 1 by whyrusleeping on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @11:03AM (#24628672)
Some links without comment: - https://www.npmjs.com/package/ipfs-npm - https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/apt-on-ipfs - https://blog.ipfs.io/2020-02-14-improved-bitswap-for-contain...
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Re:Nix × IPFS – Milestone 1 by akerro on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @01:55PM (#24630901)
>2 of them are run by commercial entities. I don't think those are all that interested in reducing dependency on them.

Docker is also removing some old images and putting limits on existing images, it's too expensive for them to host.

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Re:Nix × IPFS – Milestone 1 by m463 on Thursday October 01, 2020 @06:50AM (#24649464)
or it could be a strategy to move more people to a pay model.
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