I would also point out that actually getting software into Debian is no fun for newcomers either. The whole mentorship process (where you use some arcane comman

I would also point out that actually getting software into Debian is no fun for newcomers either. The whole mentorship process (where you use some arcane command to upload a package you built yourself to a special website, then ask someone to look at it) is wacky. The project could really improve their onboarding process, or at least make it easier for fly by contributions. https://mentors.debian.net/ https://mentors.debian.net/