Quoting KatolaZ (katolaz@???):

> I know it might seem a silly comment, but building and maintaining an
> independent development infrastructure actually requires a
> considerable amount of energy and time (and money). So I am not
> surprised if a distro might decide to cut on the infra and focus only
> on the development.

Not at all silly. The advantages are obvious and can seem very
compelling. After all, nobody said Torvalds made a totally unjustified
choice in adopting BitKeeper. A bunch of us merely said he would live
to regret it. ;->