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> - Confusing: google.golang.org/protobuf@v1 doesn't exist, but v2 does. > google.golang.org/protobuf is not tied to any particular provider, and we can redire
by randallsquared 7y ago
> - Confusing: google.golang.org/protobuf@v1 doesn't exist, but v2 does.
> google.golang.org/protobuf is not tied to any particular provider, and we can redirect it wherever we want.
I agree, this is confusing. Why doesn't google.golang.org/protobuf@v1 return what's at github.com/golang/protobuf, then, if only to provide a tidy answer for those who wonder what v1 looked like?
- tsimionescu 7y agoBecause the Go package name is github.com/golang/protobuf. Serving it from a different address is already a breaking change.