> But, I am somewhat rigid about not adding third party repos or RPMs to my systems. This is the reason why packages seem so stable, you're deliberately stayin

> But, I am somewhat rigid about not adding third party repos or RPMs to my systems. This is the reason why packages seem so stable, you're deliberately staying within a well-tested ecosystem. Fedora release upgrades probably go well for you also! Packages themselves are a perfectly fine distribution method [under the same guidance]. Once you start mixing packaging spec guidelines; packages of varying quality, you end up wanting compartmentalization like containers/bubblewrap Off the cuff example: Fedora makes heavy use of macros in their RPM specs. Most third party packages don't.