Bug#887552: tox: new version available upstream

[Faidon Liambotis]

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 03:06:34PM -0500, Jeff Cliff wrote:
> https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/releases
> if that is accurate, the version in debian dates from Nov 16, 2016, 11 
> releases ago.

Upstream is now at 3.5.0, and that's even a couple months old now. This
package hasn't seen an upload for 2 years now despite an active
upstream, and looks abandoned. Maybe it should be orphaned?

I'd start a salvaging process[1], but I don't think I have the time to
take care of it on a permanent basis. Would be happy to help and/or
sponsor someone that would feel like doing that, however!

Regards,
Faidon

1: 
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ch05.en.html#package-salvaging

Bug#887552: tox: new version available upstream

[Jeff Cliff]

Source: tox
Version: new version available upstream
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

A new version of tox is apparently available upstream.  At least 2.6, but 
according to the debian PTS up to 2.9.1
https://packages.qa.debian.org/t/tox.html
http://pypi.debian.net/tox/tox-2.9.1.tar.gz
also there is a github repository that seems to have it as well
https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/releases
if that is accurate, the version in debian dates from Nov 16, 2016, 11 releases 
ago.

changelog:
https://tox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html

Thank you for your time,
Jeff Cliff

-- System Information:
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