Originally posted by Chaka-Z0
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Same applies to the Asgard saying it wasn't meant for "you." From context it appears like the Asgard are not using it to refer to the human race, but specifically to Jack because the next line goes on to say that humans have the potential to hold all that knowledge in their heads.
As to your question about the Asgard's history with the repository, Thor said the Asgard extracted parts of it, which implies they hacked what they could from it:
THOR
You cannot even begin to comprehend the extent of what was unfolding in O'Neill's mind. Our scientists, long ago, extracted parts of the Ancient Library of Knowledge, and learned much from it. But we have been studying it for as long as I can remember and we have barely scratched the surface.
-New Order, Part II
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