Bug#300231: O: libghttp -- original GNOME HTTP client library - run-time kit
On 11/12/07 at 09:30 +0100, Tim Dijkstra wrote:
> Lucas Nussbaum schreef:
>
> > libghttp has been orphaned since 2005. It would be great to get rid of
> > it, but some packages are still using it:
> >
> > * digitaldj (dep on libghttp): could probably be removed. we already have
> > a lot of MP3 players in the archive.
>
> Well, it still has some users (according to popcon some 90 have it
> installed) and there doesn't seem a lot wrong with it.
90 installations in popcon isn't that much...
You are using it?
Note that it also depends on libgtk1.2, so it will probably be
considered for removal because of that too, sooner or later.
> > Any comments?
>
> You want to get rid of libghttp because of it being a qa-maitaince burden?
Because it has been orphaned for 2+ years and that nobody is taking care of
it. Would you be willing to adopt it?
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