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Re: bits from the DPL - May 2013



On Mi, 05 Jun 2013, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> expiration of debian-multimedia.org
> ===================================
> debian-multimedia.org was an unofficial, popular repository of Debian 
> packages. After a discussion last year, the service moved to another domain.
> Debian offered to cover costs for the transfer of the debian-multimedia.org 
> domain to prevent it from expiring and falling into a domain squatter's hands 
> (or worse).  Unfortunately, the debian-multimedia.org maintainer decided not
> to cooperate with Debian, and let the domain expire. The domain has now 

Although I agree that it was not handled cooperatively, I have to
say that stating
	"After a discussion ..."
is a bit an euphemism for forcing the hand over ....

Please stand to your actions (you as in "we" as in Debian)

Norbert

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