Package: ftp.debian.org Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: David Prévot <[email protected]>, Andreas Beckmann <[email protected]>
ampache was accidentally allowed back into testing when the BTS temporarily forgot about RC bugs. I was about to ask for it to be removed from testing again, but actually, I think removal from unstable would be a better resolution. It can still get back into the archive if someone maintains it (orphaned snce 2014, #766449). ampache generates lockstep dependencies on some of the libraries it uses, and needs periodic rebuilds (which have to be sourceful because it is Architecture: all) to update those lockstep dependencies; if that is not done, it can block transitions. I assume the intention was for the maintainer to check for compatibility before re-uploading, but this seems unlikely to happen in QA uploads. It does have a popcon of 117 installations, which is more than I'd usually like for a removal request; but the Debian package is 2.5 years behind upstream and has nobody maintaining it, so having it packaged doesn't seem like a net positive for Debian users. In October 2015, David Prévot cloned a RC bug titled "Unsuitable for stable without proper maintenance" which has not had any response since. An extract from that bug: David Prévot wrote: > On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 01:08:53PM +0200, Andreas Beckmann wrote: > > I don't mind doing rebuild-only QA uploads (since arch:all cannot be > > binNMUed), but I don't care about (or even use) ampache at all. > > Then please don’t: keeping an outdated and unmaintained version of some > PHP scripts without anyone caring if it actually works or is secure is > not a service to our users.
