What is the reason to not have a central package index? I find that having one speeds up my development significantly. Is there more reason than decentralization?
I'm really not a fan of what has happened in the Rust community with crates.
The fact that there is a single blessed Rust crate source and the fact that the Rust community doesn't take responsibility for vetting crates means that maintainership changes, name squatting gold rush, and a whole host of pathological behaviors show up.
If you're not going to take responsibility, then the only option is to leave everything decentralized.
I'm really not a fan of what has happened in the Rust community with crates.
The fact that there is a single blessed Rust crate source and the fact that the Rust community doesn't take responsibility for vetting crates means that maintainership changes, name squatting gold rush, and a whole host of pathological behaviors show up.
If you're not going to take responsibility, then the only option is to leave everything decentralized.