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> There's already a module proxy (pkg.go.dev) by default in new versions of Go, for just that purpose Is it really a proxy in this sense? I was under the impre

by thiht 4y ago

> There's already a module proxy (pkg.go.dev) by default in new versions of Go, for just that purpose Is it really a proxy in this sense? I was under the impression that it did not keep cached copies of the code, just some metadata, so that it didn't actually protect about someone removing their repo. Maybe I'm wrong about that though.

gwd 4y ago
> so that it didn't actually protect about someone removing their repo. My impression, particularly based on the timing, was that the introduction of the proxy was in part directly in response to the "left-pad" fiasco. One thing it will also do is automatically publish your docs, if it can detect an open-source license. That would certainly require keeping a copy around.