Hi, When going through the list of orphaned packages looking for something to adopt, I found several packages which seem to be obsolete - For example, bugs #151249 and #151250 are respectively filed against libgifgraph-perl and libiniconf-perl, and they both state that the packages should be replaced:
GIFgraph has been replaced by GD::Graph - libgd-graph-perl package. IniConf.pm has been replaced by Config::IniFiles - libconfig-inifiles-perl package. Now, I understand the interfaces may differ, and that programs written using either GIFgraph and IniConf may need a deep rewrite to use the newer packages... But if a package becomes obsolete, shouldn't it be better to contact the developer of programs depending on them suggesting them to adapt to the supported and actively developed modules? Should this packages be listed as orphan, or should they be encouraged to disappear? Greetings, -- Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)5623-1118 PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
