Package management has turned out to be a real peach. Almost daily there are complaints about it. It’s only as good as the maintainers making sure that the software offered is compatible with other software. So in a sense, package management didn’t really solve anything. To make matters worse, it slowed down Haiku, made it more complicated, split the community, delayed development and scared off users and donations. Gone are the days when the donation meter’s goal was $35,000, now a ambitious annual goal is $10,000.
https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/no-mplayer-install/5571
https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/proposed-development-application-bundles/5566