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Debian's curation is not so strict as you suggest, and what's more: there are more distributions than just Debian. Add the packages you need and you'll be fine.
by ddevault 4y ago
Debian's curation is not so strict as you suggest, and what's more: there are more distributions than just Debian. Add the packages you need and you'll be fine. I can speak from personal experience in this respect.
- cortesoft 4y agoThat’s my point. If you make it so people are required to go to other sources of packages for normal operations, then it normalizes untrusted distributors of packages.
- ddevault 4y agoI don't understand how your response follows from the points I made. In any case, people who need a package should add it to their distributions. This is what we should normalize. Especially for users like developers who depend on software libraries, who already have the necessary skillset and motivation.