severity 423281 normal
reassign 423281 ftp.debian.org
retitle 423281 RM: dazuko-source -- RoM; RC Buggy for long, security issues,
low popon, has never been in stable, maintainer acks removal
thanks
hi John,
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 08:58:16AM +0200, John Ogness wrote:
> Michael Ablassmeier wrote:
> > If you think that it should be removed from Debian instead of being
> > orphaned,
> > please reply to this bug and tell so.
>
> The Dazuko project provides a kernel module. The current release version
> of Dazuko (and all previous release versions) do not work correctly with
> the Linux kernel that Debian now ships. This is because Dazuko uses the
> kernel LSM hooks, but Debian compiles the "Capability" module statically
> in the kernel. (The capability module forbids other LSM modules from
> loading.)
>
> A completely new version of Dazuko is currently being developed. The new
> version works as a stackable filesytem rather than using LSM. This would
> allow Dazuko to once again work with the Debian kernel. But this new
> version is not yet available in a stable form and it may be many months
> before it is.
>
> In my opinion, this is enough reason to remove Dazuko from the Debian
> project. I (as maintainer of the Dazuko project) would hope that Dazuko
> may someday rejoin Debian once it is successfully working as a stackable
> filesystem. (Optimally, Dazuko would join the mainline kernel
> development, which may allow it to later automatically become a part of
> Debian.)
Thanks for your fast reply, im reassigning this bug to ftp.debian.org
asking for removal of the package.
bye,
- michael
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