> I've decided to try and pick this thread back up. > > From the last MOTU meeting I was at, there was some discussion about > looking > into the API differences between clamav 0.8x (libclamav1) and 0.9x > (libclamav2). I'm hopelessly unqualified for that job. Who volunteers? >
volnteers++; > The more I think about this, I think the alternative source package > (clamav-alt) proposal isn't the right answer. I think this is going to > (in > the end) need an alternative repository for clamav and it's rdepends. > > I'd like to discuss this idea. > > We'd create a project (similar to the regular backports projects) for > clamav > backports. It would hold the latest clamav (with necessary source package > modifications to go back to all supported releases) and whatever rdepends > volunteers are willing to contribute. I'd commit to maintaining the > clamav > package, clamsmtp, and probably klamav. > > Would this approach work? > > What approvals would we need to get this established? > > Any better ideas? > > Scott K > Clamav it's an important package and I think it need to be the latest possible for any ubuntu release I think the alternate repository can work using not clamav-alt but clamav-feisty-latest clamav-edgy-latest clamav-dapper-latest or just keep the latest for the current LTS and current Version as this day Feisty. or let's name latest-universe There's PostgreSQL, in feisty we can have postgresql8.2 and 8.2 in dapper 7.4 and 8.1 using this approach I think there are other packages that need to be the latest not only for clamav Leonel -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
