Re: Can I adopt removed package?
On Thu, 24 May 2012 10:27:58 +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:58 AM, KURASHIKI Satoru wrote:
> > I want to adopt this package because I'm planning to ITP
> > the package (rt-extension-calendar) which depends on this
> > library.
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=653301
> >
> > I'm unsure that this RM means "we remove this from archive,
> > and won't be reactivated" or not.
>
> The library has already been removed from the archive, you will need
> to reintroduce it, meaning you need an ITP.
>
> The existing packaging can be found on snapshot.d.o:
>
> http://snapshot.debian.org/package/libdate-ical-perl/
>
> You might want to join the perl team, they probably still have it
> in their VCS.
Right, but the reasons for the removal still hold: The module is
deprecated and buggy, and I strongly suggest to keep it out of the
archive and switch rt-extension-calendar to the recommended
DateTime::Format::ICal.
Cheers,
gregor
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