[$] Debating ifupdown replacements for Debian trixie

Debian does not have an official way to configurenetworking. Instead, it has fourrecommended ways to configure networking, one of which is thevenerable ifupdown, whichhas been part of Debian since the turn of the century and is showing itsage. A conversation about its maintainability and possible replacement with ifupdownng hasled to discussions about the default network-management tools forDebian "trixie"(Debian 13, which is expected in 2025) and beyond. No route to consensushas been found, yet.