Michael Stone dixit: > I don't entirely understand why this package was ever uploaded, and > as far as I can tell, with no ITP.
An ITP is not necessary, just recommended. There was attempt for discussion in #916147, which was however ignored by *everyone* else for over a month before I took action, so you can take that as the ITP. Before, there was discussion in LP#1333293 in which the rng-tools (5) maintainer recommended me to create this very package, in 2014 (sorry not 2013 as I typo’d earlier). > It should not be included in buster. I disagree: it is necessary to fulfil versioned dependencies on rng-tools (<< 3) | rng-tools-debian (<< 3) (introduced in 2014, incidentally), and some of its contents, such as the new init script, alone are worth it. Given that it’s not possible to update rng-tools back to the 2.x version, nor to update the one in buster except via proposed-updates, that package is in much less health and should perhaps be replaced by a transitional package instead. bye, //mirabilos -- 18:47⎜<mirabilos:#!/bin/mksh> well channels… you see, I see everything in the same window anyway 18:48⎜<xpt:#!/bin/mksh> i know, you have some kind of telnet with automatic pong 18:48⎜<mirabilos:#!/bin/mksh> haha, yes :D 18:49⎜<mirabilos:#!/bin/mksh> though that's more tinyirc – sirc is more comfy
