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What is package "no" ?

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Description

Describe the bug

This is super! I have noticed the recent update regarding the repository naming to packages.broadcom/photon as seen in https://github.com/vmware/photon/commit/c860b529d92989d8beff63a768fa0a0628990a0a. Additionally, the following link is now active: https://packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/photon/photon_sources/1.0/.
While reviewing the repository, I observed the presence of a package named "no". What is that package?

no                                                                 31-Oct-2025 21:34  4.68 MB

Beside that one, here some strange 'X files'.

No package name
0.19.1.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:37  724.75 KB
2.5.0.tar.gz                                                       31-Oct-2025 21:35  7.52 MB
2018.08.24.tar.gz                                                  31-Oct-2025 21:40  142.08 KB
8.2.tar.gz                                                         31-Oct-2025 21:36  9.00 MB
v0.14.0.tar.gz                                                     31-Oct-2025 21:36  364.60 KB
v0.7.5.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:42  842.45 KB
v1.1.0.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:33  45.65 KB
v1.11.0-beta.2.tar.gz                                              31-Oct-2025 21:36  23.29 MB
v1.12.7.tar.gz                                                     31-Oct-2025 21:32  26.85 MB
v1.2.0.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:38  54.31 KB
v1.2.1.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:39  317.56 KB
v1.7.0.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:38  6.52 MB
v1.7.7.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:40  337.58 KB
v1.8.3.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:42  23.62 MB
v1.9.0.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:40  186.39 KB
v2.0.10.zip                                                        31-Oct-2025 21:42  917.82 KB
v2.3.1.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:40  2.09 MB
v2.6.1.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:33  99.76 KB
v2.8.1.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:42  49.54 KB
v2017.3                                                            31-Oct-2025 21:39  132.93 KB
v244.tar.gz                                                        31-Oct-2025 21:39  8.05 MB
No package version
.certdata.txt.swp                                                  31-Oct-2025 21:39  1.00 KB
atomic.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:32  140.00 KB
binary.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:37  10.42 KB
bolt.tar.gz                                                        31-Oct-2025 21:32  1.79 MB
cacerts                                                            31-Oct-2025 21:35  172.37 KB
caddy.tar.gz                                                       31-Oct-2025 21:41  11.68 MB
compress.tar.gz                                                    31-Oct-2025 21:39  11.05 MB
crc32.tar.gz                                                       31-Oct-2025 21:39  170.00 KB
ctags.tar.gz                                                       31-Oct-2025 21:41  2.82 MB
dns.tar.gz                                                         31-Oct-2025 21:37  16.43 MB
fwd.tar.gz                                                         31-Oct-2025 21:38  120.00 KB
gcov-1.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:41  19.59 KB
go-bitstream.tar.gz                                                31-Oct-2025 21:40  80.00 KB
go-isatty.tar.gz                                                   31-Oct-2025 21:34  100.00 KB
gssntlmssp                                                         31-Oct-2025 21:37  444.40 KB
hllpp.tar.gz                                                       31-Oct-2025 21:40  240.00 KB
influxdata.tar.gz                                                  31-Oct-2025 21:36  1.69 MB
jwt-go.tar.gz                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:38  530.00 KB
ktap-master.zip                                                    31-Oct-2025 21:40  228.75 KB
kubernetes.tar.gz                                                  31-Oct-2025 21:37  84.81 MB
liner.tar.gz                                                       31-Oct-2025 21:37  340.00 KB
msgp.tar.gz                                                        31-Oct-2025 21:39  9.20 MB
pat.tar.gz                                                         31-Oct-2025 21:39  1.06 MB
perks.tar.gz                                                       31-Oct-2025 21:33  170.00 KB
pgzip.tar.gz                                                       31-Oct-2025 21:35  520.00 KB
double check package version
ibmtpm1628.tar.gz                                                  31-Oct-2025 21:40  651.01 KB
ibmtpm1637.tar.gz                                                  31-Oct-2025 21:42  649.78 KB
ibmtpm1661.tar.gz                                                  31-Oct-2025 21:38  650.52 KB
ibmtpm1682.tar.gz                                                  31-Oct-2025 21:39  624.12 KB
No package helper ending (.tar.gz, .bz2, ...)

Well, helper endings are typically for windows people, but it stands out.

postgresql-12.12                                                   31-Oct-2025 21:38  20.11 MB
postgresql-13.8                                                    31-Oct-2025 21:40  20.41 MB
postgresql-14.5                                                    31-Oct-2025 21:36  21.11 MB
powershell-7.2.4                                                   31-Oct-2025 21:39  10.24 MB
PowerShell_7.2.4                                                   31-Oct-2025 21:36  10.24 MB
rvm-installer                                                      31-Oct-2025 21:37  22.38 KB
Package helper ending - where is .tar ?
Python-3.6.1.tgz                                                   31-Oct-2025 21:42  21.50 MB
Reproduction steps

See https://packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/photon/photon_sources/1.0/

Expected behavior

monitored sources, quality with sort of no-as-a-service #lol #Happy_Advent_season_folks

Additional context

No response

Contributor guide

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the package listing at packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/photon/photon_sources/1.0/ and the linked repository rename commit. There are no files or tests named in the issue, so first determine how the listed artifacts are produced and whether the package named "no" is intentional. Done means documenting the artifact naming and package purpose clearly.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
release
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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