-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello again,
In recognition of recent events [0], here are a few more suggestions for the release team: Package: lincvs Testing: 1.0.0-1 Unstable: 1.0.0-1 Bugs: 189152 198538 Suggestion: remove-from-testing Analysis: Package orphaned five months ago, a couple of days later someone said they would take over, no sign of them since. Package hasn't made the C++ transition and therefore FTBFS. No point in releasing it until someone spends the time to fix it. Package: magpie Testing: 0.5.1-1 Unstable: 0.5.1-1 Bugs: 208947 Suggestion: remove-from-testing Analysis: RC bug filed by maintainer, title says it all: "magpie not ready for stable, so keep it out". Bug mentions numerous problems with the package and a planned rewrite. Let's listen to the maintainer :) Package: mp3asm (non-free) Testing: 0.01-2 Unstable: 0.01-2 Bugs: 72756 Suggestion: remove-from-testing, remove-from-unstable Analysis: This package is severely broken, to the point where ~99% of mp3 files given to it cause it to barf. Bug has been open for almost 3 years with no response from the maintainer. Last upload was about 2.5 years ago. It's non-free and there are plenty of other free alternatives, let's get rid of it! Package: preferences Testing: 1.2.99-0.1 Unstable: 1.2.99-0.1 Bugs: 194168 144942 Suggestion: remove-from-testing, orphan-package Analysis: FTBFS bug open for > 3 months with no response from maintainer. More disturbing however, is the important bug open for over a year entitled: "Kills X Server when it doesn't find a font cache". Maintainer promised a new version over a year ago, and still waiting... I will contact debian-qa to orphan the package. Package: word2x Testing: 1:0.005-4.1 Unstable: 1:0.005-4.2 Bugs: 105012 207908 Suggestion: remove-from-testing, orphan-package Analysis: FTBFS bug open over 2 years, no response from the maintainer. Last maintainer upload in April of 2001. Lots of other bugs outstanding even if FTBFS is fixed. This package needs a new home, debian-qa will be contacted. Thanks, Joe Nahmias, DD wannabe [0] http://lists.debian.org/debian-newmaint/2003/debian-newmaint-200309/msg00015.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/X69iKl23+OYWEqURAr79AJ4jTg5aYvw8Xg8dtWw9cPFYszIlkQCfVQvN MtSP23CRER9lv3DdophlzCM= =IpVd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
