Debian developers determined to do it alone
Frustrated software programmers unable to sign up to the voluntarily run community of developers behind the Debian GNU/Linux operating system have criticised the management of the project.
Voicing their frustration on discussion forums, including Planet Debian, developers had begun to question the Linux-based operating system's future, according to reports.
"I find it difficult to believe that there are only a half-dozen or so Debian developers who are trustworthy enough to be system administrators, account managers, or archive maintainers (several of them occupying overlapping positions)," wrote one Planet Debian contributor. "That, rather than a lack of technical tools, has been a problem of note within Debian since, oh, the days of my youthful vigour within Debian (which are long-since past)."
Duncan Chapple, managing director of Lighthouse Analyst Relations, told ZDNet.com.au's sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Tuesday that interest shown by a lot of developers in joining the project was a positive sign.
"This is a problem that commercial software firms would love to have: too many engineers wanting to work on a solution. It's a sign of Debian's success."
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