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Re:GitHub Packages Is Down by chisquared on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @09:11AM (#34982572)
> Anyone could just change username/organization and break thousands/millions of build.

GitHub redirects you to the new name in the event of a rename and you look up the old one.

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Re:GitHub Packages Is Down by JamesonNetworks on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @09:26AM (#34982733)
For now, hopefully
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Re:GitHub Packages Is Down by naikrovek on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @11:11AM (#34983924)
yeah. if GitHub is even real.
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Re:GitHub Packages Is Down by JamesonNetworks on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @12:36PM (#34985386)
Well, we know GitHub is real. But we should also remember that they can change their API at anytime and basing a package manager on their priorities is not the best situation for the long term success of that package manager, unless they are owned by Microsoft
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Re:GitHub Packages Is Down by adders on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @10:05AM (#34983154)
until someone claims the old name as a new org/repo
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