I guess it should be backported as fast as possible. Feisty is a final (stable) release, and the amount of beta packages on it should be minimized. And since gaim is no longer "mantained" (only pidgin), it sould be a good idea to backport the latest stable release it to get upstream support (and also a more stable version).
I don't think we should wait for all the plugins to be released for pidgin since most of the people doesn't use any of them at all or only 2 or 3 (like guifications and extended prefs). Anyway, I think most of the users will be happy only with plain pidgin. And i really think some of the plugins will now be discontinued. And finally I don't consider "not backporting some plugins" a package breakage. All those plugins are recommends or suggests, not depends. Anyone who really needs a certain not-backported plugin should stick to gaim anyway. I guess backporting pidgin to feisty is only a matter of removing gaim from ubuntu-desktop (or changing it to "gaim | pidgin") and repackaging it. Some upgrades might be necessary but i think people are already working on that. -- Backport Pidgin 2.0.0 Final to Fiesty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112511 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Backporters, which is the registrant for Feisty Backports. -- ubuntu-backports mailing list ubuntu-backports@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports