I no longer use the software either and it is no longer maintained
upstream.

I agree with removal of the package, What should happen now?

On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 06:23:07PM +0200, Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt wrote:
> Package: titrax
> Version: 1.98.1-6
> Severity: serious
> 
> Hi,
> 
> During the Debian QA meeting hold during Sept. 09th till 11th, we
> decided that looking at packages that haven't been uploaded for a very
> long time could cover up some QA problems.
> 
> I've done this now and your package showed up on the list. I propose
> to remove it.
> The package has not many users and there are some alternatives (worklog,
> wmwork) available.
> 
> This usually means that your package matched some of the following
> criteria:
> 
>  [1] Your packages has not had a maintainer upload for more than
>      three years.
> 
>  [2] has one or more RC bugs with no answer from the maintainer (**)
> 
>  [3] the state of your packages in general seems to indicate that you
>      might be MIA 
> 
>  [4] (if we propose a removal) it shows in popcon as having less than
>      100 users with the package installed.
> 
>  [5] the package was not released with sarge
> 
> and at least ([1] and ( [2] or [3] or [4] or [5] )) was true.
> 
> (**) The maintainer not answering to RC bugs refers to bugs filed
> more than one month before the time the check was performed.
> 
> After 7 days without answer from you (the maintainer) we will reassign
> this bug to either WNPP (in case we propose to orphan it) or
> ftp.debian.org (in case we propose to remove it).
> 
> The package will need an upload or an explanation for this action not to
> proceed.
> 
> Please do *not* upload a package just to get off this list - it won't
> help the package at all. Maintainers should be responsive and feel
> responsible for their packages without needing other people to force
> them to do work. Sometimes, finding a new maintainer or even removing
> the package completly from the archive is better for Debian's users. 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Marc
> 
> 


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