Bug#693351: RM: kismet/2008-05-R1-4.3
First of all I also CC the DD that follows my work on packaging the
new version, since I am not an expert on all debian procedures yet.
About removing kismet or not, I don't know what are the arguments for
and against.
I need to know the exact implications in order to give an informed answer.
If we include it, what is the disadvantage?
It is not installed by default anyway, and I don't expect anyone to be
using the version shipped with debian.
The upstream also provides a .deb which works quite well and my
estimation is that everybody uses that one.
This means, I don't think anyone will file any new bugs, functionality wise.
If we remove the package, do we also "lose" all the bugs filed against it?
Some of them are still valid issues which will be addressed in the new package.
For the functionality bugs, I plan to give a notice to try the new
package once it is released and close the ones I get no answer after
some period (e.g. 1-2 months)
Also, I think the procedures for uploading new/heavily updated
packages is different. One should pass through the new queue, the
other through experimental.
I don't know how big of a difference this is.
That's my first idea before I am informed about the actual pros and cons.
Kind regards,
Nikos
2012/12/12 intrigeri <intrigeri@debian.org>:
> Hi Francois and Nick,
>
> Julien Cristau wrote (15 Nov 2012 19:38:51 GMT) :
>
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 19:39:35 +0200, Bob Bib wrote:
>>> please remove kismet/2008-05-R1-4.3 package from testing, because it's too
>>> outdated (the latest upstream version is Kismet-2011-03-R2) and unmaintained
>>> (the 2008-05-R1-4.3 version in Debian archives is dated 10 Jun 2011) to be
>>> included in Wheezy.
>>>
>> I'm not sure I want to consider requests for removal of a package from
>> somebody who is not the maintainer, when the package doesn't seem to
>> have any RC bug filed
>
> I tend to agree, even if we're talking of an orphaned package that was
> only updated through NMU during the last 4 years.
>
> Let's ask the past maintainer and the potential adopter:
> do you think kismet 2008-05-R1-4.3 should be shipped with Wheezy?
>
> Cheers,
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