Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org> writes:
>> - you can build packages that aren't normaly autobuild (if the buildd
>> makes the debs available, encrypted witht the DDs key or so)
>
> I don't see why that would be a _benefit_.
It comes down to: Because releases are so far apart.
Some Debian users need e.g. kernel 2.6.x and module-init-tools for
their stable server.
Backports, even though not officaly debian, are a great benefit for
debian users.
MfG
Goswin