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Why is it on github then? What’s the point?
It's basically a read only mirror with links to the right place. That makes it easier to find or clone for many people
Why do they accept PRs then? Pretty sure you can turn that off.
I'm pretty sure the mirror was setup before that was an option. No reason to turn it off now that it's a source of entertainment.
Is it an option? Can't find it. (But GitHub is confusing and I'm old, so maybe there's something?)