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The user repositories are decentralized, and very straightforward to setup, meaning anyone can package something, and share it with the community.
It does not use systemd.
The packaging system is the simplest I've ever found in a distro, meaning that making your own package is a very simple and quick process.
The setup and configuration is really simple and friction less (for example, daemon start/stop scripts are standalone and sit in
/etc/rc.d).Uses a port tree system for packages similar to openbsd.