Additionally, creating and maintaining a PPA involves one of the following: (a) Use the upload form for Launchpad.net [0] (b) Host your own deb server [1] Un

Additionally, creating and maintaining a PPA involves one of the following: (a) Use the upload form for Launchpad.net [0] (b) Host your own deb server [1] Unless you use Bazaar for a VCS, the only time you login to Launchpad is to upload a new release. With Homebrew it's built into git with adding a new tag. A _LOT_ lower barrier to entry here. [0]: https://help.launchpad.net/Projects/FileDownloads#Publishing_files https://help.launchpad.net/Projects/FileDownloads#Publishing... [1]: https://www.unixmen.com/setup-local-apt-repository-using-installation-media-in-debian-8/ https://www.unixmen.com/setup-local-apt-repository-using-ins...