In addition to these internal developments, one can reasonably expect new Debian-based distributions to come to light, as many tools keep simplifying this task. New specialized subprojects will also be started, in order to widen Debian's reach to new horizons.
Debians brukerfellesskap vil øke, og nye bidragsytere vil delta i prosjektet ... medregnet, kanskje deg!
There are recurring discussions about how the software ecosystem is evolving, towards applications shipped within containers, where Debian packages have no added value, or with language-specific package managers (e.g. pip
for Python, npm
for JavaScript, etc.), which are rendering dpkg
and apt
obsolete. Facing those threats, I am convinced that Debian developers will find ways to embrace those evolutions and to continue to provide value to users.
Til tross for sin alder og sin respektable størrelse, holder Debian på å vokse i alle mulige (noen ganger uventede) retninger. Bidragsytere er fulle av ideer, og diskusjoner på e-postlistene for utvikling. Selv om det ser ut som krangling, viser de økt momentum. Noen ganger sammenlignes Debian med et svart hull med en slik tetthet at ethvert nytt fri programvare-prosjekt er tiltrukket av det.
Beyond the apparent satisfaction of most Debian users, a deep trend is becoming more and more indisputable: people are increasingly realizing that collaborating, rather than working alone in their corner, leads to better results for everyone. Such is the rationale used by distributions merging into Debian by way of subprojects.
Debian-prosjektet er dermed ikke utryddingstruet …