Bug#410352: gstreamer0.8: Should not be released with Etch

[Helge Kreutzmann]

Hello,
On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 11:28:46AM +0100, Loïc Minier wrote:
> # removal of GStreamer 0.8 vs removal of gst-ffmpeg
> clone 410352 -1
> retitle -1 Dropping the gstreamer0.8 stack
> reassign 410352 gst-ffmpeg
> block -1 with 410352
> severity -1 important
> clone -1 -2 -3 -4
> retitle -3 goobox: Please switch to GStreamer 0.10 ASAP
> reassign -3 goobox 0.9.93-7

>  Per request of the security team (see below), gst-ffmpeg and its
>  associated codecs support will be dropped for etch; this means your
>  programs wont support some formats anymore.  I strongly suggest to move
>  to GStreamer 0.10 in unstable right now, this might give a chance to
>  your program to be reviewed by the release team and transition to Etch.

I clearly lack the knowledge to port goobox to gstreamer 0.10.
Upstream has stated, that he has now time for the switch ATM, but will
try it later this year, clearly post Etch. 

I will stick to the timeline presented on debian-devel: I will see if
upstream updates goobox later this year, if not, goobox should be
completely removed. 

>  This is the request of the security team:
> 
> On Sat, Feb 10, 2007, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> > already easily been fixed in sid/experimental. goobox appears dead
> > upstream (According to http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=531
> > the last release is from Nov 2005), has hardly any users in popcon
> > and we have plenty of media players in Debian. So unless it's fixed
> > to use gstreamer 0.10 it'll need to be removed from Etch along with
> > gstreamer 0.8.

Guess that decision has been taken already, hence no more to say.

         Helge
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