On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 10:04:36AM +0100, Florian Hinzmann wrote: > On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 21:41:49 -0800 > Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > this fix as a zero-day NMU. But I wonder, do you still use this package? > > I was surprised when I fired up the program to see that it's based on XForms > > and found the UI painful, and there are a *lot* of compile-time warnings > > suggesting that the code is long unmaintained upstream. Should we consider > > removing it from the archive as obsolete? > Yes, we should. I tought about orphaning or removing it, but wanted to > try and find a new maintainer first. Bringing the package into > shape roughly might make this more easy. > I do not use it any longer. When I used it I found the GUI ugly, but > functional once I learned about its possibilities. On the other hand > that was many years ago and now there are many more alternatives with > regard to IMAP, PGP and keyboard shortcuts. And the standards about > usability and appearance might have raised, too. ;) > Proposal: I will RFA the package explaining it might be removed soon > and then ask debian-devel and remainders of the upstream mailinglist > if someone is willing to maintain it including large parts of upstream > work. Remove it if no rescuer appears in time to do an last upload > before the general freeze at latest. That sounds reasonable to me. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
