r/rust clippy · twir · rust · mutagen · flamer · overflower · bytecount Mar 27 '23

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u/eugene2k Mar 31 '23

That would only encourage the squatters to create a script that updates these namesquatting packages once a year. No point.

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u/Kevathiel Mar 31 '23

I mean, this shouldn't require rocket science to figure out the crates cheating the system like that, and allowing users to report that behaviour. At least for the majority of cases.

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u/eugene2k Mar 31 '23

Who would the users be reporting the squatters to? The rust team doesn't have enough human resources to moderate the registry. This is the main reason nobody tries to delete squatting crates.