On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:28:39 -0500 Ztatik Light <ztatik.light@gmail.com> wrote: > Subject: ITP: ted -- lightweight .DOC editor There is also another package requesting the name ted - #605503. The package should be renamed to something more unique. Your message didn't successfully change the title of the bug - please see bugs.debian.org for details on how to do that *if* it is your intention to do all the Debian packaging work for this package. > Package: wnpp > Version: 2.22; reported 2012-01-04 > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name : ted > Version : 2.22 > Upstream Author : Mark de Does <mark@mdedoes.xs4all.nl> > * URL : http://nllgg.nl/Ted/ > * License : GPL > Description : lightweight .DOC editor > > This was included in previous versions of Debian, but removed, *I believe*, > for the reason that it was thought to be unmaintained... http://packages.qa.debian.org/t/ted.html #502776 gives the reasons for removal. The previous maintainer requested removal. > Please remove "ted": > > * Unmaintained upstream. > > * DSFG problems - the upstream maintainer has added additional restrictions > on top of the GPL which are extremely unlikely to be resolved. The full > details are in #501638. This bug is lenny RC. > > * GTK frontend missing due to inability to build. The problems described in #501638 would mean that the package would not be allowed back into Debian unless fixed. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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