Open issues (1)

Use of Debian Package Tags for CDDs (tags could be used instead of dependencies in metapackages, adds flexibility).
Debconf preseeding support for all packages in a CDD (sometimes difficult, maintainers don't want to support special cases and there's no conscience about the importance of the CDD phenomenon).
Better configuration support for debconf or a standard way of modifying configurations after installation (cfengine, config4gnu, ...?).

Use of Debian Package Tags for CDDs (tags could be used instead of dependencies in metapackages, adds flexibility).