> 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

> 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.