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> real-world identity This bit sounds like dystopian governance, antithetical to most open source philosophies.

• 2OEH8eoCRo0 7mo ago
  Would you drive on bridges or ride in elevators "inspected" by anons? Why are our standards for digital infrastructure and software "engineering" so low? I don't blame the anons but the people blindly pulling in anon dependencies. The anons don't owe us anything.
  • MetaWhirledPeas 7mo ago
    This option is available already in the form of closed-source proprietary software. If someone wants a package manager where all projects mandate verifiable ID that's fine, but I don't see that getting many contributors. And I also don't see that stopping people using fraudulent IDs.
  • mastermage 7mo ago
    Do you know who inspected a bridge before you drive over it?
  • pamcake 7mo ago
    A business or government can (should) separately package, review, and audit code without involving upstream developers or maintainers at all.