Bug#370524: [pkg-xmule] Bug#370524: About the future of the xmule package

[Adeodato Simó]

reassign 370524 ftp.debian.org,xmule
retitle 370524 RM: xmule -- RoM; needs re-packaging from scratch, maintainer agrees to removal in the meantime
severity 370524 normal
thanks

* Daniel Leidert [Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:12:27 +0200]:

> Am Samstag, den 17.06.2006, 14:28 +0200 schrieb Adeodato Simó:
> > * David Schmitt [Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:30:52 +0200]:

> > > On Saturday 17 June 2006 02:41, Adeodato Simó wrote:
> > > > Hi guys, any comment with respect to this?

> > > I'm not using it anymore.

> > So, this means you won't be doing any more maintenance tasks for xmule,
> > right?

> No. I do the maintenance tasks since some time. David and Noèl both
> dropped any maintenance, except that Noèl is the sponsor.

> > Would you recommend to orphan it, or to drop it from the archive?

> Not completely. There were some problems (with several Debian packages)
> in the past, why it was just a waste of time to try to make a new xMule
> package. These issues are gone and there is just a patch hell left,
> which I first want to try to solve in upstream, before I make a new
> package. I saw your mail, but I'm not sure, what is the best way to
> handle the situation. I would prefer a temporary remove of xmule from
> the archives, so I don't block your work. Implementing the changes you
> suggested in the OP after fixing all outstanding issues, preventing an
> updated package, is not a problem.

Okay, thanks. I'll make amule Conflict: xmule (<= 1.10.0b-1), and just
contact me when you're ready to upload to talk about using the alternatives
system.

To be really correct (as per policy), amule can't conflict: xmule while
still shipping the same file without diverting it (which is indeed my
plan), so thanks for agreeing to a temporary removal.

(I assume Daniel is the person who will be working in the xmule package,
and take his word about removal as authoritative. If either David or
Noèl have something to say, please speak now.)

Thanks!

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