Re: Some packages got pulled from unstable?
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 12:59:12AM -0700, Alexander Hvostov wrote:
> I've noticed some packages got pulled out of unstable, leaving
> me with the obsolete/local package. I was using them. Here's a
> list:
> - libgal4 (depended upon by evolution and gnumeric, btw)
> - darxite (I thought this was only getting pulled from testing?)
> - fakebo
> - smb-nat (wasn't actually using it at the moment, but you know)
> It'd be nice to have a clue as to why these packages were pulled.
http://ftp-master.debian.org/removals.txt
] [Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 11:16:34 -0400] [ftpmaster: James Troup]
] Removed the following packages from unstable:
]
] libgal4 | 0.5-7 | alpha, arm, i386, powerpc, sparc
]
] ------------------- Reason -------------------
] [rene] NBS
] ----------------------------------------------
libgal6 is current
] [Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 21:43:44 -0500] [ftpmaster: James Troup]
] Removed the following packages from unstable:
]
] darxcmd | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] darxget | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] darxite | 0.4-3 | source, alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] darxite-applet | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] darxite-control | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] darxstat | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] dsgtk | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] dxclip | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] dxftp | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] dxpref | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] libdarxite1 | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] libdarxite1-dev | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] noctftp | 0.4-3 | alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] Closed bugs: 87406
]
] ------------------- Reason -------------------
] Requested by wolfie@; remotely exploitable buffer overflow that has been
] ignore for 186 days. Also not easy to fix, would require full audit.
] ----------------------------------------------
] [Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:29:13 -0500] [ftpmaster: James Troup]
] Removed the following packages from unstable:
]
] fakebo | 0.4.1-3 | source, alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
] Closed bugs: 82481
]
] ------------------- Reason -------------------
] ROM; unmaintained upstream, not useful, security problems.
] ----------------------------------------------
] [Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 17:49:44 -0500] [ftpmaster: James Troup]
] Removed the following packages from unstable:
]
] smb-nat | 10-2 | source, alpha, arm, i386, m68k, mips, sparc
] smb-nat | 10-2.1 | powerpc
] Closed bugs: 90927
]
] ------------------- Reason -------------------
] ROM; obsolete.
] ----------------------------------------------
See the bug numbers for more details, ROM = request of maintainer, NBS =
not build by source.
Cheers,
aj
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