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Patching and forking in package managers

· Andrew Nesbitt · May 1, 2026, 10:35 a.m.
package managers Security Open Source software development patching package managers
Summary
The blog post discusses strategies for dealing with unresponsive upstream developers in the context of package managers, particularly focusing on patching and forking as solutions.
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