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Re: I would like to give my congradulation



On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 11:21:04PM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 09:42:26PM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:
> 
> > > > I see it under unstable also:
> > > >
> > > > Package: xmms (1:1.2.10+20070601-1 and others) [debports]
> > > >
> > > > What's 'debports'?
> > > 
> > > That's what I was going to ask *you*! Here is my apt-cache policy:
> > > 
> > > ,----[ apt-cache policy xmms ]
> > > | xmms:
> > > |   Installed: (none)
> > > |   Candidate: 1:1.2.10+20061101-1etch1
> > > |   Version table:
> > > |      1:1.2.10+20061101-1etch1 0
> > > |         500 http://ftp.at.debian.org etch/main Packages
> > > `----
> > > 
> > > How is yours?
> > 
> > :-)
> > 
> > Look at http://ftp-master.debian.org/testing/update_excuses.html
> > 
> > Search for xmms -- there are a few pointers to bug reports.
> > 
> > Also see what: 
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?which=pkg&data=xmms&sev-inc=critical&sev-inc=grave&sev-inc=serious
> > 
> > has to say.
> > 
> > Also there is a link which answers the question, "why is this package
> > not in testing yet" which  unfortunately I don't have off the cuff[1], 
> > but if you are running testing then you should at least know about them.
> > 
> > [1] Hopefully google will bring up the answer.
> 
> Chris, I think you were misreading my reply. I know very well why xmms 
> is not in testing: because it was removed from the distro! Only stable 
> is carrying it now.

IIRC Debian has phased out gtk 1 and with it XMMS.
-k

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