On 4/22/13, ha <hiei.arh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 04/21/2013 09:57 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: >> PS http://wiki.debian.org/UnofficialRepositories might be of interest >> to you - since it's in the forefront of my mind, I'll save you that >> google search. Oh generous me :) >> > I came to similar question few months ago... > And found the suggested page. > And I still wonder why are these repos a bit outdated?
Those repos are maintained by people. Debian developers or potential debian developers. You might ask the respective maintainers why their particular repo is outdated... > It seems that most packages get included in official repos sooner or > later, right? > What's the strategy here? What gets done, gets done by those who want it done, when they are willing and able. Some people learn to package software, so that they can get their particular favourite into official Debian sooner. There is a new-maintainer process with some mentoring for those who are interested. cheers z -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOsGNSSNV-Y=zkffiswz3ewjzatdj9sosgseagkbwtexpu3...@mail.gmail.com
