On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:10:35 +0100 "PaweB Tcza" <pte...@uw.edu.pl> wrote: >Scott Kitterman pisze: >> On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:00:40 +0000 b...@bc-bd.org wrote: >>>... >>>Simply removing the package may be a bad idea, as people who are using >>>revelation will then no longer be able to access their password lists. >>>... >> >> Removing the package from the archive won't remove it from installed >> systems. > >Hi Scott, > >It's true, but probably not all true :) For example, what about release >upgrade? I remember that when I run `do-release-upgrade` command for >Ubuntu then I can only agree or disagree to remove *all* packages >removed from Ubuntu. I don't know how to save only one package I still >need, for example revelation.
Even there it only removes packages where there is a conflict, not just because it's out of the archive. >> If it's dead upstreamam then I'd suggest it ought to go. > >I'm very curious how many debianized sources are dead now. Probably it's >not only revelation. Do you want to remove all of them? > >In my opinion it's better to save that packages as long as someone wants >to maintain them and they are useful for their users and don't have >unrepairabled bugs. > Right, but we don't currently have that. There's tons of cruft in the archive. Please don't add to it. It's easy enough to restore it if a maintainer appears. Scott K -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
