Re: Bug#682010: [mumble] Communication failures due to CELT codec library removal

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Chris Knadle writes ("Re: Bug#682010: [mumble] Communication failures due to CELT codec library removal"):
> On Thursday, July 19, 2012 08:03:54, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > Which _other_ packages besides mumble are we thinking of here ?
> 
> It's not clear -- I'll try to find an answer.

Thanks.  Thank you again for doing a lot of the legwork here.

> So perhaps only Mumble requires the 0.7.1 version of celt.  The
> testing I had done had showed that the client when connected to
> non-Debian derivative servers didn't function without celt 0.7.1
> support.

That's very interesting, thanks.

> > See Neil's response, which I agree with.  Reengineering or `tidying
> > up' the package, at this stage of the wheezy release, is entirely out
> > of the question.  Surely that must be obvious ?
> 
> It wasn't, due to solely my lack of experience as a potential Debian 
> developer.

OK, sorry, I didn't mean to bite your head off.

However, we do need a team with a better handle on Debian packaging
and the Debian release process, to take on the packages.  Without
maintainers we'll be stuck, and it sounds from what you're saying that
you (by yourself at least) aren't able to take on that role.

Thanks,
Ian.