in reply to Re^19: Hash order randomization is coming, are you ready?
in thread Hash order randomization is coming, are you ready?

packages broken by this change are not relying on undocumented behaviour; they're relying on behaviour which is documented as being unreliable.

Either way; broke is broke. No one is suggesting that the change shouldn't be implemented, but is it unreasonable to want to know what the supposed benefits are intended?

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