Post AMbOfTjtLxEJsR0AoC by anycode@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #AMPkycw8wvE5KY2zTs by someodd@fosstodon.org
       2022-08-11T09:43:08Z
       
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       Does anyone else find it a bother, worrisome how much their software projects are dependent on the Internet to be built, set up?Is there just a huge potential for... What do they call it... Bitrot? Vaporwarification of all source code because old package servers go offline, change, etc? Tools disappear or change?Just thought of this. Also earlier today I downloaded some piece of software through archive.org.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMPxmZ3upPTzF6GFbE by anycode@fosstodon.org
       2022-08-11T12:06:38Z
       
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       @someodd dev dependencies can become a total pain, maybe disconnect from the net and try build offline, make sure you have only local dependencies. It's a nice feeling taking your laptop to the park and just sitting there disconnected from the internet, tinkering offline.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMR6eMUYm21OgYqaJM by jasper@mastodon.nl
       2022-08-12T01:20:40Z
       
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       @someodd like F-Droid has a nice button called "nearby", you can search via Bluetooth or the SD card.Maybe distro's should have some such, even though often it won't get used.Also think of just the local network or torrenting. Both of those might get used. People often have multiple computers and if it checks the local network for a copy first, it might be more efficient. (torrenting at least some are likely willing to share some bandwidth.)
       
 (DIR) Post #AMbOfTjtLxEJsR0AoC by anycode@fosstodon.org
       2022-08-17T00:29:42Z
       
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       @someodd don't know what you're working with, but for Gnome you can use jhbuild. Executing `jhbuild update` without specifying a moduleset downloads the sources of (all I think?) 244 gnome system components and apps which gives you everything you might need to develop Gnome system/software entirely offline. World/3rd party software would still need some forethought and understanding their individual deps. I think this makes developing Gnome very user-friendly.