> You can't just upload it and forget Leaving aside the specifics of Debian's tooling and social process (undeniably, these are arcane and complex), I suspect

> You can't just upload it and forget Leaving aside the specifics of Debian's tooling and social process (undeniably, these are arcane and complex), I suspect this has a lot to do with why Debian is such a reliable environment over time in a way that few software collections manage. It would almost certainly be better if it were easier than it is to participate in Debian. I've thought about contributing for years, but I certainly haven't had the energy to clear those hurdles. On the other hand, there's something really important in the distance between typical modern software publication and packaging for an ecosystem like Debian. I think we'd be a lot better off if more people were committed to the hard, tedious process stuff that renders software accessible to users, a good neighbor to other projects, and maintainable over the long term.