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Re: lintian.debian.org off ?



On Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 08:21:04AM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> After lintian.debian.org went unmaintained (beginning of 2022)
[...]
> After providing stale data for a long time, which confused many people,
> lintian.debian.org was shutdown in September 2023.

in Debian timeframes, this is basically yesterday and the day before.

> At this point, I think it's too late: [...]
 
I disagree: lintian.debian.org was around for more than a decade, so it's
still in the minds (and finger memory) of many.

On Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 12:07:39AM -0700, Otto Kekäläinen wrote:
> Can we agree to have both UDD and lintian.debian.org, as the work to
> develop the required systems already happened?
> 
> I think both websites have their benefits. Having a lintian.debian.org
> site with links to man pages and additional information caters well to
> the newbie packager or occasional package collaborator. The
> lintian.debian.org page can link to the equivalent UDD page, and the
> UDD page and continue to list all affected packages.

I very much agree with Otto here.

& many thanks to everyone who contribut(s|d) to lintian!


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