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Most of that work is done by the owners of the dependencies, rather than the dependents.

This is sometimes a problem for open source dependencies, though, as there isn't always anyone whose job it is to keep them up to date. Some amount of NIH syndrome is because reinventing the wheel can be less work than integrating an existing wheel that was designed for a different vehicle with different specs.



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