@mvgorcum It's a question for the Debian project I polled other Debian developers on IRC. We already knew upstream's position on this.
Could I have communicated it to them? Sure. Did they abandon IRC years ago? Yes. Well there's some weird Heisenbridge thing but it's WEIRD and nobody has talked to me for years. 🤷♂️
I barely have the energy to package new versions, seeking out and engaging with upstream on these grounds on downstream decisions is a tad much.