The current `NewRegistry` implementation allows for nil values in the
map, but this leads to subtle bugs when using the registry. This patch
enforces non-nil values by introducing additional checks before we
insert the value into the map.
The change unfortunately breaks a lot of tests and therefore it is
necessary to create additional mock: distro.
The new mock is used instead of the previous "real" implementation,
which used to contain nil values.
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