On Thu, 8 Dec 2022 17:29:53 +0000 (UTC) Alexis PM
<alexispm_stellal...@yahoo.es> wrote:
> Please consider reducing the severity of the bug to allow the
inclusion of xsane in the next stable release.
>
> xsane has no equivalent software available. Its GUI allows you to use
advanced features of SANE not available graphically in other GUIs.
>
> xsane is usable in the currently packaged version (removed in testing
due to this bug). It does not have any bug that prevent me from using it
on a daily basis.
>
> At https://popcon.debian.org/by_inst xsane is ranked 2346, by
comparison sane is ranked 7457.
>
> Its development is low in the last years, the last commit is from 6
months ago ( https://gitlab.com/sane-project/frontend/xsane ), but this
is not a reason to remove a software that is useful, usable, popular and
no equivalent available.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
>
I agree. As long as there are no alternative, please keep xsane in the
bookworm release. While the GUI has it's flaws it does NOT render the
entire package unusable so removing it (when no alternative exist) is a
bit drastic.
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Regards
Svein Engelsgjerd
