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Idk, I don't have the source for the conversation, but I suspect "direct" is being misinterpreted as "rude".

Using git and mercurial for large binary file storage is, 100%, wrong. Why? They're not designed for it, so they handle it really poorly. Hacks like Git LFS and annex were made for a reason.

From sourcehuts perspective, they need to serve all their customers, and an extreme performance outlier for a still small platform could degrade the experience for others by becoming a significant part of the server load. Thus, it's fair to say no.

Just like Github did back in the day to CocoaPod: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11245652. They also got very unhappy.