Slack's Mac License File Is 15.2 MB and 272,516 Lines Long
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leakycap
Pale and squishy. Not ruined, just not done.
Summary
The article reveals that the license file for Slack's Mac desktop application (an Electron app) is exceptionally large at 15.2 MB (15,190,831 bytes) and contains 272,516 lines of text, highlighting the bloat and inefficiency in modern software packaging.
Key quotes
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