Regarding 'system' libraries: Packages like stringi and nloptr download the source of, respectively, libicu or libnlopt and build a library _if_ the library is not found locally. If we outlaw this, more users may hit a brick wall because they cannot install system libraries (for lack of permissions), or don't know how to, or ... These facilities were not added to run afoul of best practices -- they were added to help actual users. Something to keep in mind.
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