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Add note about vendoring dependencies
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@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ Clang is the default C/C++ compiler on macOS (and has been for a long time). Sof
### Stuff that requires heavy manual pre/post-install intervention ### Stuff that requires heavy manual pre/post-install intervention
We're a package manager so we want to do things like resolve dependencies and set up applications for our users. If things require too much manual intervention then they aren't useful in a package manager. We're a package manager so we want to do things like resolve dependencies and set up applications for our users. If things require too much manual intervention then they aren't useful in a package manager.
## Stuff that requires vendored versions of homebrew formulae
Homebrew formula should avoid having multiple, separate, upstream projects bundled together in a single package to avoid having shipping outdated/insecure versions of software that is already a formula.
For more info see [Debian](https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#s-embeddedfiles) and [Fedora's](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/#bundling) stance on this.
### Sometimes there are exceptions ### Sometimes there are exceptions
Even if all criteria are met we may not accept the formula. Even if all criteria are met we may not accept the formula.
Documentation tends to lag behind current decision-making. Although some Documentation tends to lag behind current decision-making. Although some