2010/1/6 Martin Sevior <[email protected]>: > Hi Kevin, > Ubuntu has decided to demote AbiWord, a core component of > sugar, to Universe. As a Ubuntu user you might like to comment on this > at bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/503578
>From this reply, maybe it's good to have all of Sugar in universe? https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-sugarteam/2010-January/001420.html Regards, Tomeu > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Public bug reported: > > Binary package hint: abiword > > Hi, > > Abiword is currently waiting for some universe b-deps, thus holding the > build. > > There seems to be no good reason for abiword to stay in main. > The Desktop team folks don't care for it: > <seb128> I don't care enough abiword to write a mir for it > [...] > <seb128> charlie-tca, either move abiword to universe or find somebody > interested to get the build-depends sorted > > Nobody is currently maintaining it in Ubuntu, but it's maintained in > Debian, and there is no reason to introduce a delta because it's in > main. > > If Xubuntu is the only derivative to use it, please demote it in > universe so we can sync it from Debian (and it'll build correctly). If > it's still in main because another random derivative needs it, someone > from this derivative development team should decide to maintain it. > > It's stuck like this (poorly maintained) since xubuntu was demoted to > universe (hardy): the desktop team folks (seb128) keep saying "I don't > care", we (Xubuntu devs) keep asking to demote it to universe, but it's > not done because of an obscure reason (edubuntu?), yet no edubuntu > developer stepped up to maintain it (if it's in main, it means that > abiword is supported by Canonical, isn't it? This was the reason invoked > to demote Xubuntu to universe, so please do the same for abiword). > > Thanks! > > ** Affects: abiword (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > > -- > Demote to universe? > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/503578 > > 2010/1/7 Kevin Cole <[email protected]>: >> Hi, >> I filed a report on Trisquel's web site: >> http://trisquel.info/en/issues/apt-get-upgrade-breaks-sugar-toast >> >> and the latest suggestion was that the trouble was something that Sugar Labs >> people would need to look at. I have no idea if the poster is correct about >> that. Rather than repeat the thread here, for those of you who understand >> such things, have a look at the bug report link above. >> -- >> Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo >> Washington, DC >> http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using Sugar. What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David Farning _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
