> > well, ftp-masters approved this package since it passed thru NEW, if > > there was a concern on their side i'd expect them to have voiced out > > by now. > > From the #debian-ftp IRC channel: > > <spwhitton> that is against policy even if dak accepted it
i see Sean is in cc here, so i'll let him explain if there's any technical implication of the fact ftp-masters accepted a package which had the same name of a previously renamed package. > > no, i see no reason to do so: upstream chose the name `ppmd` > > The only thing I can think of is that using the previous name prevents > someone else from reintroducing the previous ppmd codebase. it's been removed since more than 6 years, i think if someone wants to reintroduce that project in debian, it's on them to find a non-conflicting name, no? Regards, -- Sandro "morph" Tosi My website: http://sandrotosi.me/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandrotosi
