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Even if there were consensus on whether static covers are a bad thing (in case it's not clear: there isn't), refactoring to remove them would place a considerable burden on a great many tools, core and contrib.
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Even if there were consensus on whether static covers are a bad thing (in case it's not clear: there isn't), refactoring to remove them would place a considerable burden on a great many tools, core and contrib.
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