reflum,
On Sun, 2012-02-26 at 18:35 +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Philipp Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org> (26/02/2012):
> > On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 20:17 +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > > In case there's any issues with it, it can go away from testing, no rdeps.
> >
> > It's still a very much used software. I also noticed some people install
> > it from source. I would very much like to keep it. It's much better to
> > tell the people to just install the package and know it will work.
> >
> > The very few upstream releases are just because the software is very
> > stable and there are no much changes required.
> >
> > (PS: I'm one of upstream supporters and commit patches from time to
> > time)
>
> putting back my words in the “let's try and get ${a set of packages} to
> migrate together” context, it doesn't mean I want to get rid it
> entirely. It basically means a temporary removal from testing so that
> the transition can proceed. Once the package is fixed, it can get back
> in; and in case anything can be done by the release team to make that
> happen (which usually isn't the case), we are happy to do so.
Ah, ok. Thanks for your clarification.
--
Philipp.
(Rah of PH2)
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