Hello Jörg, On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:01:07AM +0100, Jörg Frings-Fürst wrote: > Package: sponsorship-requests > Severity: normal > > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "ipmitool": > > Package name : ipmitool > Version : 1.8.19-8 > Upstream contact : Duncan Laurie <dun...@iceblink.org> > URL : https://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitool > License : Zlib, BSD-3-clause, BSD-3-Clause-No-Nuclear- > Warranty, LGPL-2.1+, FSFAP > Vcs : https://git.jff.email/cgit/ipmitool.git > Section : utils > > The source builds the following binary packages: > > ipmitool - utility for IPMI control with kernel driver or LAN > interface (daemon)
My only question/comment before uploading is regarding the change to remove /usr/share/misc/enterprise-numbers.txt from the package and replacing it with a cronjob. It means that the file is no longer guaranteed to be available at the time the package is configured. I had a quick look at python-hardware (reverse build-dependency of ipmitool) and it and its autopkgtest don't appear to need the file. I don't personally have a strong opinion about the choice to download the file, but some users/installations may feel differently and either require it when the package is installed and/or want to opt-in to downloading the file monthly. Since trixie is entering the freeze, you might consider backing out this change - that is, shipping the package with enterprise-numbers.txt and a cronjob that isn't enabled by default. Cheers, tony
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