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by klabb3 226 days ago
> It's no different anywhere else.

But it is. Both C/C++ and Go are not at all like this.

I don’t know about Python but Rust ecosystem tends attract enthusiasts who make good single purpose packages but that are abandoned because maintainers move on, or sometimes forked due to minor disagreements similar to how Linux/unix is fragmented with tribal feuds.

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All languages use libraries that come from somewhere.

Even your OS upstream packages could be tainted at this point.

Go is like this...