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Eventually, yes. It may be faster available if you contribute on maintaining the packages, though.
How do I do that?
I'm relatively new to linux but I have some experience with Java and Python
Should be straight forward. If you willing to do all the work, the Debian community should be very welcoming
https://www.debian.org/intro/help
Packaging doesn't usually require programming knowledge. Usually just a little bit of bash and reading the documentation.