tim hall wrote: > Luk Claes wrote: >> Jack T Mudge III wrote: >>> On Monday 14 January 2008 07:13:01 am Riku Voipio wrote: >>>> It's not only lack of 64bit that makes xview a problem. If security >>>> issues withing xview are found, it is unlikely that they get fixed >>>> in a timely manner. >>> Sometimes I wish there were a security warning system in dpkg. Say, >>> a user loads up Synaptic (or Adept, depending), and when they try to >>> install a dangerous package -- maybe a server that opens ports by >>> default -- they get a textual warning summarizing the problems, and >>> pointing them to more information (/usr/share/doc/pkg_name/SECURITY, >>> perhaps?). >>> >>> It seems to me that removing old packages just because they are old >>> misses an important point: There are people who use them. Perhaps >>> warning them that the packages are ancient and may be dangerous to >>> their health is a good thing. Removing xview or similar small, >>> insignificant (to debian, not to the users necessarily), and old >>> packages doesn't seem like it'd do much good. It would, however, >>> annoy the users who DO still use them. >> >> Removing old packages just because they are not maintained, have >> (unknown) security issues and are almost not used is just making sure >> that people don't install a package that is obsolete. People that are >> using the package can continue using it or can decide to start using an >> alternative... > > How many popcon users does it take ... ? > > This change would affect @ 80 popcon users. I don't know how many real > users that translates to. I realise there are many other factors to this > decision, but generally speaking what do most people consider the > shelve-off point that would suggest a package is no longer worth > maintaining?
It totally depends on the kind of package. A decent maintained package that is only usefull for some niches which has no alternatives is totally different than an obsolete package... Cheers Luk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
