[simiones]

Most software which doesn't just curl|bash tells you to add their custom repo to APT/YUM/APK/whatever. Very few packages actually rely on the Debian maintainers to add them to the core package repos as a way of being distributed, and even fewer want to use Debian's glacial pace of releasing updates.

[denton-scratch]

Well, I avoid custom repos; I used to have a couple installed on one system a few years ago, but evidently I'm not using "most software".

You're right about Debian, that it moves at a glacial pace. For some of us, that's a benefit. Debian (main) is noted for its stability, and people running services that already work fine, prize stability over new features.

FWIW I switched to Devuan on most machines. I think Debian was over-hasty in jumping on the bandwagon. But Devuan rides on Debian's coattails; I still rely completely on Debian's policies and release processes. I consider myself a Debian user.