-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > In search of a backup tool I stumbled across the Slackbuilds for > "duplicity" and "tarsnap" which have been abandoned by their respective > maintainers. > > The Slackbuild for "duplicity" hasn't been updated for more than three > years, although there have been a few new releases since with lots of > improvements and important bug fixes. > > The Slackbuild for "tarsnap" hasn't been updated for more than four years > and refers to a version with a critical security issue that could expose > supposedly encrypted data. > > I've settled on "rsnapshot" for different reasons, but if you're a user of > either duplicity or tarsnap, please consider stepping in as the new > maintainer. > > On a side note... discovering neglected Slackbuilds has become sort of a > pattern for me whenever I look beyond those which I've been using for > years. Do I just happen to always pick up that one foul apple or is this a > problem on a larger scale?
You can always step in to become the maintainer of those two packages feel free to submit an update using the normal procedure - -- Willy Sudiarto Raharjo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlLfEeYACgkQiHuDdNczM4FnsACggnUtQYRL8XEXrp0J6ExIRTQ2 aiYAnjEPDD02IncnRwngQ23J9QF72K7o =0Uup -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ SlackBuilds-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slackbuilds.org/mailman/listinfo/slackbuilds-users Archives - http://lists.slackbuilds.org/pipermail/slackbuilds-users/ FAQ - http://slackbuilds.org/faq/
