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.
A comunidade Debian crescerá, e novos contribuidores se juntarão ao projeto... incluindo, talvez, você!
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.
Apesar da sua idade avançada e seu tamanho respeitável, o Debian continua crescendo em todas (algumas vezes inesperadas) as direções. Contribuidores estão repletos de ideias, e discussões na listas de e-mails de desenvolvimentos, mesmo quando elas parecem insignificantes, continuam aumentando o impulso. O Debian às vezes é comparado a um buraco negro, de tamanha densidade que qualquer projeto de software livre é atraído.
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.
O projeto Debian, portanto, não está ameaçado de extinção…