----- Original message ----- > On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:06:02 -0600 > Mike Bedwell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 10/23/2011 09:10 PM, Jonathan Conder wrote: > > > On 24 October 2011 01:42, Dieter Plaetinck<[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:10:48 +1300 > > > > Jonathan Conder<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi TUs, > > > > > > > > > > In a few days I will be orphaning my package mediatomb, and will > > > > > delete it too unless anyone is interested in maintaining it. It > > > > > has been unmaintained upstream for over a year, and currently I > > > > > don't have enough time to deal with the issues that keep cropping > > > > > up because of this. At the moment it isn't even installed on my > > > > > main computer. Thought I'd just let people know first, in case > > > > > anyone else is interested in maintaining it, and to give my > > > > > reasons for dropping it. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Jonathan > > > > why would you delete the package? > > > > I still use MT. orphan as you want, but it's not because upstream > > > > is inactive that you should remove the package IMHO. > > > I was under the impression that it didn't currently work, but on > > > closer inspection it looks like one of the bugs was invalid. Maybe > > > it should stay then, but unless someone is willing to maintain it I > > > think we should encourage new users to look for an alternative (by > > > removing it from the repos). > > > > > > > Dieter > > I'm just a noob to the lists, but I don't understand why > > non-maintained mediatomb equates to a package that is no longer > > relevant to anyone. Unless it is severely broken, I would think that > > many would appreciate it continuing on in the repos. At worst, don't > > delete it, but relegate it to AUR instead. I use mediatomb in my > > home and would hate to see a loss of the package. In aur, most are > > aware that, "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit". > > Btw, i falsely assumed that MT was already in AUR and Jonathan planned > to remove it from AUR. so I'm not sure what exactly he meant with > "dropping" then... removing from the repo but not uploading in AUR? that > only means someone else will create a new PKGBUILD and upload it to AUR. > you could save that person some work :) > > Dieter >
Sorry for the confusion. By 'drop' I meant move it from community to the AUR. Jonathan
