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GitHub is not meant for distributing dependencies. Maven Central on the other hand is, the difference being that it is mirrored and if repo1.maven.org goes down
by bad_user 11y ago
GitHub is not meant for distributing dependencies. Maven Central on the other hand is, the difference being that it is mirrored and if repo1.maven.org goes down, it's not a big deal and your project can still be built and deployed.
- wereHamster 11y ago.. until they become a target of a DDoS. Also, if GitHub is down you can still fetch your dependencies from somewhere else.
- JumpJumpJump 11y agoYou have not understood the concept of 'mirrored'.
- chopman 11y agoWell I guess all mirrors could get targeted. Also, what stops github from getting mirrors themselves?