Bug#640777: O: ispell-fi
reassign 640777 ftp.debian.org
retitle 640777 RM: orphaned, obsolete
thanks
On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 01:41:08PM +0300, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote:
> I wonder if this package should be removed from Debian.
>
> It looks like it's still based on the same inadequate word list data that I
> originally packaged more than a decade ago. At that time, it was the best we
> had, so it made sense to package it. Since then, there has been no upstream
> activity, and the Debian development has consisted of adopting to changes in
> the consumer packages.
>
> Now we have src:suomimalaga which is based on technology much better suited for
> handling the complexities of Finnish and appears to be well maintained both
> upstream and in Debian.
No disagreement in 15 months, so let's go ahead with the removal.
Cheers,
Moritz
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