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WHY? GOD WHY?!?!?!? Why another new package manager?????
I think that's the beauty of Linux, no?
Don't like something? Search for something that suits you.
Can't find something that suits you but know how to code? Create something that suits you.
I'm waiting for the-crotchOS, a distro that caters to me specifically and no one else
https://xkcd.com/927
Nobody has to use your code, it's just that you have the option to do so.
Yeah, it is, but users avoid systems with high fragmentation. I'm not against create 1 billion package managers, but IMO distros should ship a default one (I'm in favor of something cross-distro, like Flatpaks) and if I want something different I just install it