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On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 21:55, Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> wrote:
> Le 07/12/2020 =E0 11:38, Antonin Delpeuch (lists) a =E9crit :
>=20
>>  Keep the suggestions coming, this is super useful!
>=20
> Another point to keep in mind, if you build and distribute your own=20
> .deb
> or Flatpak package you keep the control on the release schedule. Using
> jdeb you could publish your first package in a couple of weeks. Going
> the official Debian archive route takes a lot more time and you're=20
> tied
> by the Debian release schedule and update policy. If the application=20
> is
> mature and stable it works well, but it can become frustrating if it
> evolves quickly.

I maintain gitlab using https://wiki.debian.org/FastTrack

gitlab has a long dependency tree and very fast release cycle. It gets=20
new releases every month and security updates are given only for 3=20
months.

If more people find this approach useful, this could become official=20
some day.