> It's way too much to ask of already overworked OS maintainers to handle all of the libraries of all of the development platforms
Not only that, but also different libraries can depend on "slightly" patched versions of the same library, making the kind of determinism an OS package manager needs completely impossible (or pointless, depending on who you're asking).
Not only that, but also different libraries can depend on "slightly" patched versions of the same library, making the kind of determinism an OS package manager needs completely impossible (or pointless, depending on who you're asking).