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Re: Orphaned packages with very low popcon numbers



On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 06:22:26AM -0400, Jose Parrella wrote:
> Michael Stone escribi?:
> > Well, at least you've learned why debian has so much obsolete junk--the
> > "every package is sacred crowd" comes along every time this topic comes
> 
> I think I've learned that, too.
> 
> I don't really support this idea but: what if a branch of the archive is
> opened where this packages could be put in and Debian makes a explicit
> statement indicating that packages there are orphaned or very little
> maintained? This would be like non-free where people knows that only
> non-free software sits there.
Whenever snapshot.debian.org arrives this will be even better; admins
can keep not-maintained software on a per-packages level.

Justin



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