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Say a little more in the README about why this is useful
authorScott Worley <scottworley@scottworley.com>
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 02:12:20 +0000 (18:12 -0800)
committerScott Worley <scottworley@scottworley.com>
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 02:12:20 +0000 (18:12 -0800)
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 # git-cache
 
 Cache git repos, much like nix's `builtins.fetchGit`
+
+When N applications that need this functionality each implement it without
+coordination, the user gets N copies of the same content, wasting disk space.
+This is an [xkcd-927](https://xkcd.com/927/) attempt to coordinate.