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All Arch Linux sites are under attack.
No one knows why Arch is getting smacked around.
You can get Arch Linux files and programs from GitHub.
Although not well-suited for new users, Arch Linux is a popular distro with a passionate fan base. So, why has someone been knocking down the Arch Linux site repeatedly for over a week now with an ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack? We don't know.
We're not even sure who's doing it or exactly how they're conducting their DDoS. Besides the main website, the Arch User Repository (AUR) and the Arch community forums are also being hammered. Someone out there really doesn't like Arch.
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