Package: ftp.debian.org wvstreams is rc-buggy due to its libssl1.0.2 requirement, QA maintained. I asked about its status on d-qa-packages@l.d.o [0] and later on d-devel@l.d.o [1].
wvstreams is dead upstream, last github commit is from 2011. Its only reverse dependency is wvdial (Debian maintainer on Cc:). wvdial is dead upstream (homepage not reachable), last upload in 2012. Its only reverse dependency is gnome-ppp. gnome-ppp is dead upstream, not part of the gnome project (explained in [2]). Last upload moved the package to QA in 2017 and the upload before that was in 2012. Alexey Loginov asked to replace it with a fork in #813804 and he has been added Cc. It looks to me that gnome-ppp could be removed without hesitation. People interested in wvdial should also show interest in wvstreams, too. Alternatives as suggested in [2]: |Alternatives to wvdial include pppconfig (orphaned) or configuring |pppd by writing configuration files directly (hardly user-friendly, |but probably enough for retrocomputing enthusiasts). and [3] added: |If someone is really enthusiastic, they might want to write a |plugin for MM supporting their favourite ZyXEL or whatever. |Shouldn't be hard and would automatically integrate into the |wonderful world of NM. Needs C and glib knowledge. Based on popcon the reason for wvstreams is wvdial. With that background I am asking for the removal of wvstreams and its reverse dependencies. I could also clone this bug as an O: bug against each package and if nobody adopts the package (especially wvstreams) within one Month I would reassign it back here. [0] https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20180531220103.p56ajmkirte3p...@breakpoint.cc [1] https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20180605194636.igsc6xuhpbm2b...@breakpoint.cc [2] https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20180605221528.ga32...@espresso.pseudorandom.co.uk [3] https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20180605222635.GA29088@fama Sebastian
