[jdf76]

What about other "Official" repositories like the ones the Linux distributions have?

The majority of the software written by people and companies on those repositories are not supported by the OS maker. They do some testing, but
not to the level that the persons who wrote the software has to do.

The Kodi Official Repository is the same. The addon maker needs to be contacted to get support first.

I'll be honest, i don't know how other repo's work. The one thing I like about kodi is that the software does exactly what it's supposed to be and is updated all the time. I found myself using it all the time which is why i donated to the project.

Jeff