On 2026-10-19 17:58 -0500, Aaron Rainbolt wrote:
More likely I would expect the app to only be present in Unstable like VirtualBox, and at that point it's probably easier for both Debian and upstream if the browser is not added to Debian's repos. There are lots of other, easier ways to distribute apps for Debian (AppImage, Flatpak, third-party deb, Snap, tarball full of binaries, etc.).
Those methods may be easier for developers/upstreams, but they are not easier for users. Actual packaged software in the archive is easier for users. Obviously maintainability and security updates are important, and the packager (upstream in this case) needs to understand what is required for a package in the archive, but I don't think we should be prematurely discouraging packaging just because other distribution mechanisms exist. Wookey -- Principal hats: Wookware, Debian http://wookware.org/ Matrix: @wookey:matrix.org
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