Excerpts from Chad Harp's message of Mon Mar 16 20:04:17 -0400 2009: > Is there a process for retiring packages? An example is CSWgaim. > I's been replaced by CSWpidgin and is no longer maintained (same > code, different name). Rather that letting it hang around I'd like > to remove it, otherwise package maintainers will have to keep > bundling old libraries to support it.
What about turning it into a dummy package that pulls in CSWpidgin instead...? That would be more upgrade friendly, wouldn't it? -Ben -- Ben Walton Systems Programmer - CHASS University of Toronto C:416.407.5610 | W:416.978.4302 GPG Key Id: 8E89F6D2; Key Server: pgp.mit.edu Contact me to arrange for a CAcert assurance meeting.
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