Debian has <i>plenty</i> of technical work done within its boundaries.  (Don’t forget the pioneering work that Debian did with its package format which was greatly superior to that of Red Hat’s RPM at the time.)  A distribution is not created by simply downloading all software from the upstream authors, compiling them and burning a CD.  Simply read the Debian Policy manual to get a feel for the vastness of an undertaking which creating a distribution really is:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.debian.org&#x2F;doc&#x2F;debian-policy&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.debian.org&#x2F;doc&#x2F;debian-policy&#x2F;</a>