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Russian Spam & Profanities Are Now Plaguing The Arch Linux AUR (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] TwilightKiddy@programming.dev 1 points 9 hours ago

Not sure, I read all the diffs when I was using Arch. It's scary otherwise. I also put effort into minimizing the number of AUR packages I use, though.

But it getting more popular, of course, also plays a role, but I'd argue it's the same thing. There are only so many nerds out there, for it to get more popular it has to reach to a broader audience.