I have just become aware of #1058701 via the automated email that resulted from the removal of pm-utils.
As the maintainer of this package, I do not agree with its removal. It has no RC bugs, is in testing, and is working software. I am still using this package. I'm sure others are. The package *is* maintained in Debian - I look for significant bugs and if there were any we would fix them. That the package hasn't seen much activity does not mean it doesn't work. I'm sure that it isn't normal Debian practice to remove a package from sid without consulting the maintainer. IMO the correct procedure if a package is thought to be unreleasable would be to remove it from testing first. [1] The submitter of #1058701 notes | Modern userspace uses systemd to perform suspend/resume instead. This should be a red flag, indicating that the removal was being requested by someone who thinks that Debian only supports systemd and that other more mature software for similar tasks ought to be removed. I intend to re-upload the last version shortly (and reopen all the bug reports). Thanks for your attention. DAM/CT: I am addressing this mail To you because the behaviour by the submitter of #1058701 represents behaviour I consider worthy of disciplinary action, and becauase it appears that there's been a process failure which allowed this removal to happen without anyone notifying the maintainer. It's probably best to deal with these matters in private. Ian. [1] That was attempted in #930869, which is unedifying. -- Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> These opinions are my own. Pronouns: they/he. If I emailed you from @fyvzl.net or @evade.org.uk, that is a private address which bypasses my fierce spamfilter.
