Why Debian Is Dying
a year ago
- #Debian
- #Contributions
- #OpenSource
- Debian is perceived as dying due to archaic, fragmented workflows that deter potential contributors.
- Young developers prefer GitHub for contributions and find Debian's tools and workflows too complex.
- Lack of accessible help and reluctance to use email/IRC further alienate potential contributors.
- The FTP team's obstruction has delayed improvements like tag2upload, costing Debian new contributors.
- Support is expressed for Ian Jackson's efforts to implement tag2upload despite FTP team resistance.
- A proposal for a temporary delegation to install tag2upload's signing key is outlined to bypass FTP team obstruction.