I have been maintaining the following gnome-1 support packages: bonobo gal0.x gnome-libs gnome-print gtkhtml gwrapguile imlib libcapplet libglade oaf
I have been doing so because gnucash (which I maintain) was the last major gnome-1 package, and the gnome maintainers (quite reasonably) did not want to maintain gnome-1 anymore. However, there are a significant number of packages based on gnome-1 which are still in Debian, quite a few of which still see active maintenance. So I believe that it would be premature to remove the gnome-1 libraries from Debian. Indeed, I am not sure I agree with them being in oldlibs, given the existence of this many packages which use them, especially since it is not some kind of trivial matter in general to update a program to use gnome-2. But that's not my determination to make. However, I will not be willing to maintain these support packages once the gnome-2 gnucash migrates into testing. Other than normal get-into-testing transition issues, the blocker for that is the upstream release of gnucash 2.0, which is expected in the next several weeks. At that point, I will be orphaning all these packages. I stress, however, that it would not be appropriate to remove the packages without communication with all the folks who are currently depending upon them. If someone wants to undertake that task, I welcome them to it! To repeat, in executive summary: * There are many gnome-1 support packages, which I maintain, which are still widely used in Debian; * I am filing an RFA for these packages today; * Once gnucash 2.0 migrates into testing, I will be orphaning these packages; * It is not appropriate to delete these packages without speaking to the maintainers who are currently depending on them. Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
