Consistancy. Debian has always been predictable. "They" were concerned about standards before anyone else thought about it.
That said. When I wanted to change something, I had no trouble finding where to do that. Other distro's were not that way, way back when. Now, I am not sure, have never looked back! -- * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 *