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  1. 🎁📦 Oh, look! Another riveting exposé on the perils of package managers overheating in the wild, wild west of software ecosystems. Let's pause to applaud the profound proposal of a global cooldown period—because who doesn't want their software updates to feel like waiting for their coffee to cool? ☕🔄
    nesbitt.io/2026/03/04/package- #packageManagers #softwareEcosystems #cooldownPeriod #techExposé #softwareUpdates #HackerNews #ngated

  2. Package managers as verbs.

    “Just #winget it.” Works well.
    “Just #scoop it.” Great.
    “Just chocoloco… chocalaca… choco lately?” I can’t even pronounce it.
    “Just apt-get it.” The apt part is a little harsh, but overall not bad.
    “Just #pacman it.” Meh.
    “Just #flatpak it.” Pretty good.
    “Just #homebrew it.” Maybe confusing, but sounds nice.
    “Just #adb it.” Nuh.

    #Linux #Windows #MacOS #Android #CLI #PackageManagers #aptget #chocolatey

  3. Hey #Canonical. Stop trying to make everything a #Snap. #Snaps suck. Nobody wants them and we've already moved to #Flatpaks and #AppImages. Stop forcing your agenda on us.

    #Linux #PackageManagers #Ubuntu