Quoting Alexander Wirt (2018-03-22 10:03:46) > On Thu, 22 Mar 2018, Andreas Tille wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > today I realised the lintian warning: > > > > W: libbpp-core source: vcs-deprecated-in-debian-infrastructure vcs-git > > https://anonscm.debian.org/git/debian-med/libbpp-core.git > > N: > > N: The specified Vcs-* field points to an area within the *.debian.org > > N: infrastructure but refers to a version control system that has been > > N: deprecated. > > N: > > N: After 1st May 2018, Debian will not offer hosting for any version > > N: control system other than Git and the Alioth service will become > > N: read-only in May 2018. Packages should migrate to Git hosting on > > N: > > N: For further information about salsa.debian.org, including how to add > > N: HTTP redirects from alioth, please consult the Debian Wiki. > > N: > > N: Refer to > > N: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2017/08/msg00008.html > > and > > N: https://wiki.debian.org/Salsa for details. > > N: > > N: Severity: normal, Certainty: certain > > N: > > N: Check: fields, Type: binary, udeb, source > > N: > > > > > > I admit I do not agree with this and it was discussed here before. Can > > we please agree that anonscm.debian.org remains a valid URL and stop > > starting another round of package uploads for the sake of changing Vcs > > fields. > > > > I could live with severity of "pedantic" for the lintian issue, thought. > > However, I have not seen any argument why anonscm.d.o can not survive > > the shutdown of Alioth and remain what it was when it was invented: A > > generic Vcs URL for Debian packages no matter on what hostname the > > packages really reside. > That was announced several times and it will not reside.
Why? Lack of volunteers maintaining a redirector, or new service incompatible with indirections, or? Please someone just point me to previous announcement covering this, If I am too stupid to have noticed that detail from the flow of information related to this. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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