What you're saying is hype is all that matters, as hype is the only reason new packages are added to Homebrew, and only because Homebrew got to the developer fi

What you're saying is hype is all that matters, as hype is the only reason new packages are added to Homebrew, and only because Homebrew got to the developer first, which is to say, by accident. But not all package managers were created equal. Hype is just hype, a tribalistic enthusiasm for the team you arbitrarily happen to support. But if the foundation is weak, and it really is, the underlying egotistical ideology of ignoring the standards of the targeted system, then everything that is built upon it is in jeopardy of failing, and to mitigate this Homebrew requires unrelated projects to keep it functional. It's a bloody mess and makes a bloody mess. So beating the alternatives to the developers door, the alternatives that aren't even bothering to do this, is what you say is the only metric that matters. You're saying politics is all that matters, and effectively claiming substance (the quality of the code and adhering to standards) is irrelevant. Ok. \o/