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Bug#983678: marked as done (Freeze exception for ncdc/1.22.1-2)

Your message dated Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:46:36 +0100
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has caused the Debian Bug report #983678,
regarding Freeze exception for ncdc/1.22.1-2
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Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: freeze-exception

Dear release team,

Please consider a release exception for my package ncdc [1].

While this package is new in Debian, the project has long history [2], program
is stable and well tested in other GNU/Linux distros [3], upstream is active
and responsive.

Once ncdc package migrates to Debian Bullseye I'll open a removal request for
package microdc2 [4]:
+ project is dead:
   * official website does not exist anymore
   * last release (0.15.6) was in 2006 [5]
   * last commit to git repo was 2013 [6]
   * git repository has been explicitly marked as archived
   * upstream developer is not responsive
+ package is unmaintained [7]

Now microdc2 package does not have known RC bugs and its removal is not urgent
yet, but besides dead upstream there are few additional reasons for this:
* program does not support modern ADC protocol while in Debian repository there
  is server software [8] only for this protocol
* program lucks a lot of features required by regular users (for example,
  connecting to multiple hubs at the same time, etc.)
* ncdc fills the same niche (command line DC client) and has a lot of features
  absent in microdc2

[1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ncdc
[2] https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdc/changes
[3] https://repology.org/project/ncdc/versions
[4] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/microdc2
[5] https://github.com/jnwatts/microdc2#news
[6] https://github.com/jnwatts/microdc2/commits/master
[7] https://bugs.debian.org/980954
[8] https://wiki.debian.org/Direct_Connect

Best regards,
Boris

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Hi,

On 28-02-2021 12:28, Boris Pek wrote:
> Please consider a release exception for my package ncdc [1].

Sorry, the window to add new packages to bullseye has closed more than
two weeks ago.

Paul

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