On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 03:38:37PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote: > Package: tftpd > Version: 0.17-18 > > AFAICT netkit's tftpd is inferior to tftpd-hpa in every respect: > https://wiki.debian.org/Tftp > > netkit-tftpd is not capable of booting some modern computers. For > example, I have a Softiron ARM64 server with UEFI firmware which > require support for the file size option. > > aftpd and dnsmasq seem like it still has good reasons to exist. > Unlike netkit-tftp they are at least not a problem if people happen to > get them through not knowing better. > > I suggest that we should: > > * Remove the netkit-tftp package. > * Have tftpd-hpa Provide tftpd. > > If this is not a good idea then we should probably rename the > netkit-tftp binary package `tftpd' and replace it with a suitable > transitional package. > > What do you think ?
Hi Ian, I'm quite busy right now for this. If you want to see the change for Stretch feel free to do the appropiate changes. Regards, Alberto -- Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta | Formación, consultoría y soporte técnico mailto/sip: [email protected] | en GNU/Linux y software libre Encrypted mail preferred | http://inittab.com Key fingerprint = 5347 CBD8 3E30 A9EB 4D7D 4BF2 009B 3375 6B9A AA55
