Free Software, Dependency Management, and what I got wrong at FOSDEM 21
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Compares dependency management in Free Software to that in large proprietary projects, arguing that the challenges align more closely than previously thought. Explains why dependency workflows and incentives make Free Software resemble corporate-scale development and discusses the consequences of that view specifically for the Raku language.
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