Bug#1042393: xdm: Why no new uploads since 2015?

[Marco <mo01@posteo.de>]

Am Thu, 27 Jul 2023 22:23:51 +0200
schrieb Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>:

> Am 27.07.2023 um 14:00 schrieb Marco:
> 
> > Package: xdm
> > Version: 1:1.1.11-3+b2
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> > is there a specific reasony why no new xdm packages have been
> > uploaded since 2015?  
> 
> I guess nobody in the X Strike Force uses xdm anymore, and it is a bit
> dangerous to upload an untested package when bugs might prevent users
> from logging in.
> 
> > Some bugs have been fixed since then.  
> 
> Would you like to get involved with the package and help to update it?
> Otherwise it might be better to look for alternatives.

Of course I could do testing on my machines if they build packages.

They could upload them to experimental, so I could use them on test
machines to check for errors.