Less "downstream" patches to packages than most other distros. This is consequence and a prerequisite of rolling release. Debian-based distros can have quite a

Less "downstream" patches to packages than most other distros. This is consequence and a prerequisite of rolling release. Debian-based distros can have quite a lot of downstream modifications, the OpenSSL random bug being the most infamous. A lot of this is due to having long term releases which causes the need to have new software work with old dependency libraries and vice versa.