Re: Considerations for 'xmms' removal from Debian
Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote:
> I do understand that an orphaned package of this kind (unmaintained
> upstream) puts a lot of burden on Debian QA. However, "xmms" appears
> to have a large user base and perhaps one of them will come forward
> to maintain the package if it is orphaned. If not, the package will
> be dropped eventually.
I should think that the maintainers are best qualified to make the call
whether to orphan or remove a package.
Removing the package from Debian will not affect current users that
much, it reflects that there is no ongoing development and that starting
to use it now isn't a good idea. Also, the audio files can perfectly
well be accessed with other programs, so users are not left without
alternatives.
If the maintainers think that shipping it with lenny is a bad idea, it
should be removed.
Kind regards
T.
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