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I remember getting sources from university ftp mirrors for Linux (still do for OpenBSD). I wouldn't be surprised if some of these repositories are now hosted by

I remember getting sources from university ftp mirrors for Linux (still do for OpenBSD). I wouldn't be surprised if some of these repositories are now hosted by the 'giants'.

znpy 6y ago
You're mistaking repository with mirrors. If Facebook is mirroring the Debian package repository you can still apt-get binary/source packages off another mirror.