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hobin on March 24, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Scientific Linux, the Great Distro With the Wrong ...

Because then they would no longer have complete control over what gets in their packages. In a place like CERN, total control is something people like to have.

javert on March 24, 2012 [–]

Thanks, but and maintain a repo for additional "scientific" packages (or just fork and start new projects) when that strategy doesn't work

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