> I think the biggest issue is the social problem of the long and arduous process to become a trusted Debian Developer. Although there's now an easier Debian Ma

> I think the biggest issue is the social problem of the long and arduous process to become a trusted Debian Developer. Although there's now an easier Debian Maintainer option for restricted access, it's still not easy to become one. To be fair, with the impact you could have in a role like this, with millions (billions?) of Debian or Debian-based devices and installations depending on it, worldwide... It IMO makes sense that you only grant access once competence, non-malicious intentions and your willingness to stick around is established.