Re: Where to locate source for find utility?

[Eric Blake]

On 9/26/19 4:40 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:

> > > > it at https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/tree/master/src.
> >
> > That's a clone.  The canonical upstream is at:
> >
> > https://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git
> >
> > While we don't mind the fact that a downstream clone exists, it is at
> > least worth pointing out the GNU stance on github (it unfortunately has
> > the current limitation of requiring users to run non-free software, and
> > thus should not be the canonical upstream of any GNU software):
> > https://www.gnu.org/software/repo-criteria-evaluation.en.html
>
> Thanks Eric.
>
> I thought https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils belonged to
> Coreutils. I did not realize someone name-squatted on you.

No one has name-squatted. For those brave enough to visit the github 
site in spite of its non-free software, you can quickly ascertain that 
the developers in charge of the 'coreutils' name are also frequent 
contributors to this list, and set up the mirror as a courtesy to people 
who don't care quite as much about software freedoms.  But just because 
the mirror exists doesn't mean we have to advertise it.

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