Re: Removing more packages from unstable
On 2024-08-20 Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> wrote:
> Hi fellow developers,
> (modified resend, as first attempt didn't arrive)
> please allow me to open a can of worms. Package removal from unstable.
> Deciding when it is time to remove a package from unstable is difficult.
> There may be users still and it is unclear whether keeping the package
> imposes a cost. In this mail I want to argue for more aggressive package
> removal and seek consensus on a way forward.
+1
> What does a package cost?
> There are various QA-related teams looking at packages from other
[ a lot]
I always notice this whenever I make a pretty minor transition, about
half the packages I have to deal with are of dubious usefulness and
quite unmaintainted.
[...]
> mixer.app
[...]
On one hand I am proud that I managed to remove it early from testing
OTOH I should have had it removed from sid years ago. Bug filed now.
cu Andreas
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