Package: ftp.debian.org Severity: normal Tags: experimental I sponsored the package upload of showeq to experimental for Bob Tanner back in 2003. Since then, he's updated and maintained the package in his own custom Debian archive. He's starting to receive bugs to this package, which is quite obsolete now. Recent showeq packages are at 5.3.x instead of 5.0.0.x. I offered to upload the new package, which he declined stating that the software changes too much. It would be more of a hassle for me than it's worth, considering that he already maintains a package outside Debian.
I suggested that he request the package be removed from the Debian archive, but since I uploaded it, I am placing that request. I am attaching the email he sent to me regarding this request. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (50, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-k7 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) -- Chad Walstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.wookimus.net/ assert(expired(knowledge)); /* core dump */
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From: Bob Tanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: Real Time Enterprises, Inc.
To: Chad Walstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Showeq, debian proper, bug reports
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On Monday 27 March 2006 11:42, you wrote:
> > Since I'm "given up" on trying to get showeq into debian proper,
> > what should Ido with these bug reports. They are no longer valid
> > since they are filedagainst 5.0.0.14 and the latest version if 5.3.
Please ask the ftp maintainers to remove showeq from the servers.
How do I "close" the bugs filed against the 5.0.0.14? Close might not be th=
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right option.
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> Is this my bad? =A0Do you want me to sponsor a new version for you? =A0I
> can certainly do so.
Nothing to you with you.
Layers of crap.=20
=46irst, is the program should really only be in experimental, it changes s=
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rapidly, that anything else would be a disservice to the debian community.
Second, the changes are "deep" impacting things, the type of things that yo=
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Third, -I- feel guilty asking you to upload these things since the package=
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changes so rapidly, you'd be sponsoring new uploads several times a week.
=46ourth, maintaining a custom repository with some of the tools out there =
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difficult and lets me control everything myself without having to burden=20
others.
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Bob Tanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Phone : (952)943-8700
http://www.real-time.com, Minnesota, Linux | Fax : (952)943-8500
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