Re: Really, really ancient standards versions

To: Matthew Vernon <matthew@sel.cam.ac.uk>
Cc: Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com>, debian-qa@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Really, really ancient standards versions
From: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:24:32 +0000
Message-id: <[🔎] 20040228122432.GA23650@deprecation.cyrius.com>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 16448.30755.468154.770626@rapun.sel.cam.ac.uk>
References: <[🔎] 20040228073435.GA3802@twcny.rr.com> <[🔎] 16448.30755.468154.770626@rapun.sel.cam.ac.uk>

* Matthew Vernon <matthew@sel.cam.ac.uk> [2004-02-28 11:14]:
>  > floppybackup: Matthew Vernon. Standards version 2.1.2.2.
>  >   Last maintainer upload in the year 2000.
> 
> I don't think this package has changed since 2000, TBPH.

But Policy changes constantly.

BTW:
757:tbm@deprecation: ~/tmp/src] lintian floppyba*deb
E: floppybackup: binary-without-manpage bytecount
E: floppybackup: binary-without-manpage floppy_backup
E: floppybackup: binary-without-manpage floppy_restore
W: floppybackup: no-section-field
W: floppybackup: no-priority-field
E: floppybackup: debian-changelog-file-contains-obsolete-user-emacs-settings

Also, there are some (long) outstanding bug reports.
-- 
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com

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