[$] Debating ifupdown replacements for Debian trixie

Debian does not have an official way to configure
networking. Instead, it has four
recommended ways to configure networking, one of which is the
venerable ifupdown, which
has been part of Debian since the turn of the century and is showing its
age. A conversation about its maintainability and possible replacement with ifupdown‑ng has
led to discussions about the default network-management tools for
Debian 'trixie'
(Debian 13, which is expected in 2025) and beyond. No route to consensus
has been found, yet.