Why are there differences between the EasyList filter lists mirrors!?

Hello,

TL;DR: What is the best source for the Easylist filter lists?

I've been a satisfied user of Easylist for many years, but unfortunately the many different versions are a bit confusing.
easylist.to is the official site - right?
The "Fanboy's Annoyance List" linked there points to "secure.fanboy.co.nz" and not to their own hosted list, although it is even the newer one.
The one on https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/fanboy-annoyance.txt is even newer.
The main differences (as it seems to me) are in the header and at the end (fanboy_newsletter_allowlist.txt or abp-filters-compliance:fanboyannoyances.txt).

The normal EasyList also differs on all three servers.
Or the "EasyList Germany: The list on easylist.to is from May 3rd, while that on adblockplus.org is from May 7th.

Why doesn't easylist.to link to its own version of the Fanboy's Annoyance List?
Why are the lists (and especially the "EasyList Germany") on the mirror (?) of adblockplus.org more up-to-date than on easylist.to?

While all versions will do the trick, it would still be good to know which source is the best/cleanest/most secure.

Thanks and greetings,
Martin

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