Re: mass-removing packages that missed both jessie and stretch?

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

Lucas Nussbaum:
> Hi,
> 
> It is becoming increasingly painful to do QA work due to the number of
> packages in unstable that have been completely broken for a long time.
> 
> [...]
> 
> I propose the following process:
> - I would file a bug against each of those packages, asking whether it
>   should be removed, and stating that the bug should be closed if the
>   package should stay in Debian.
> - after a month, I would reassign/retitle the bugs that are still open
>   to ftp.debian.org to request the package removal.
> 
> I don't plan to argue: if someone cares enough about the package to
> close the bug, so be it.
> 
> 
> [...]
> 
> - Lucas
> 

Seems fine to me. :)

Thanks,
~Niels