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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="ruslan@302cb7f8d398fcce72f88b26b0c2f3a53aaf0bcd"
+ nickname="ruslan"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/37d3c852372d96daa8a99629755ed1f9"
+ subject="comment 3"
+ date="2024-06-06T11:23:55Z"
+ content="""
+Thank you for the heads up! 
+
+I've actually looked in to DataLad, and have been using git annex with submodules.
+
+Problem I found with submodules is that they required a lot of additional steps as far as adding/moving/deleting/syncing them. A very manual process, with a lot of complexity and some rough edge cases. They also interfere with some of Git-Annex functionality like metadata driven views I believe. So I'm using submodules very sparingly, only when I really need them.
+
+As far as DataLad - it looks like a mature and well supported project, would love to see more feedback/reviews on it.
+"""]]