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by loloquwowndueo 69 days ago
> Not sure what they were trying to solve there with git and forges already existing.

What?

Bzr predates git (by a few days but still). Launchpad predated GitHub by a lot. canonical just played those cards horribly and lost.

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I still maintain some Launchpad packages and recipes. It's an insanely archaic system and borderline non-functional. I wouldn't wish it upon most.
It was deprioritized for years, the team gutted to staff other shinier projects you likely haven’t even heard of.