10 Trillion downloads are crushing open-source repositories
gpi
20 points
2 comments
May 09, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
sheepscreek
Read “Linux Foundation” in the article and it made me chuckle. Didn’t expect them to solve this problem.
happyPersonR
Honestly I’ve long thought versioned repos would be best distributed over torrents But I know corporations might be adverse There’s also ghcr but I’m sure the storage bill is gonna be wild