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Patching and forking in package managers
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Andrew Nesbitt
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May 1, 2026, 10:35 a.m.
package managers
Security
package managers
software development
Open Source
forking
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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