Hi, On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:09:56 +0100 Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukher...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think I was not able to explain properly. Even if I rename or remove > the package now, it will only affect Debian unstable and testing > releases. It will not affect Debian Bullseye release.
Surely such a change can be pushed for the current version as an update. Even if not, will you please do change the package name for unstable and testing? Even if for some reason it cannot be fixed in stable, I would like to ensure this doesn't continue to pollute getmail's reputation forever. > ooi, are you going to ask all the other distro and pypi to rename or > remove getmail ? "getmail6"? Yes, I will. I'm asking Debian first because I use Debian myself. > And, can you please send me the links to your mailing list mail > archive where Debian users have asked for support after upgrading.. > If I search for "getmail6" or "debian" in your mailing list I can only This is the point. Users report problems *without* saying they're using "getmail6". There are a number of other reports that have come though my mailing list, and 15-20 in private email. But regardless, I'm sure Debian's position isn't "we'll change the package name IFF in our opinion it causes too much work for the original author" ? Surely Debian will respect an explicit request from the project owner? > So, I am a little bit puzzled now when you say "imposing a significant > support burden". Since I'm the one that burden is imposed on, and you cannot even see it, I'm curious why you belive you would be able to judge whether that burden is significant or not. Charles -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Charles Cazabon <charlesc-getm...@pyropus.ca> Software, consulting, and services available at http://pyropus.ca/ ------------------------------------------------------------------
