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by wereHamster 3955 days ago
.. until they become a target of a DDoS.

Also, if GitHub is down you can still fetch your dependencies from somewhere else.
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JumpJumpJump 3955 days ago
You have not understood the concept of 'mirrored'.
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chopman 3955 days ago
Well I guess all mirrors could get targeted. Also, what stops github from getting mirrors themselves?
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