> > (please keep the CC to debian-hurd) > > > It was up for adoption for about a year, or maybe more. Neal promised he > > > would adopt it, he didn't. There were no NMUs, despite the fact that > > > um-pppd didn't build from source. I considered that lack of interest.
> It is a very valid reason to request its removal. If there is _no_ > activity for a year, nor a request to me, to actually apply the > patches in the BTS and upload, nor an NMU, nor adoption, then the > package clearly has zero users. If it has zero users, it has nothing > to do in the archive. If um-pppd is unwelcome in the debian archives, why not add it temporarily in the hurd sources, perhaps with the intent of turning it later into a ppp translator? IMHO this complete thread is pointless. Arguing over maintenance issues that are purely political in nature is a waste of time. Regards, -Farid. -- Farid Hajji -- Unix Systems and Network Management. http://www.farid-hajji.net/address.html Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." --Edgar Allan Poe.
