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Bug#701030: O: mtx -- controls tape autochangers



Ivo De Decker <ivo.dedecker@ugent.be> writes:

> Control: retitle -1 ITA: mtx -- controls tape autochangers
> Control: owner -1 !
>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:29:05AM -0700, Bdale Garbee wrote:
>> MTX can be used to manipulate tape auto-changers, also known as "jukeboxes",
>> such that backup software can make use of the multiple tape capabilities of
>> the auto-changer.  In particular, this is necessary glue for using a backup
>> system like Amanda with a DDS auto-changer like the HP Surestore 12000e.
>> 
>> This package is in good shape and works well, but now that I'm no longer
>> using a tape autochanger, I no longer have any motivation to work on it.
>
> Hi Bdale,
>
> I am willing to adopt mtx as a maintainer.
>
>
> Do you know if there is an active upstream somewhere. The website listed in
> the Debian package doesn't work anymore. There is a page on sourceforge, but
> there is no real activity there either.
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/mtx/

No, I haven't seen any upstream activity in a long time.

Bdale

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