Stephan Hermann wrote the following on 27.05.2007 11:08 since my mail to devel got stock at the listmaster i resend here. (pls note i have added an other important link)
>> >> I'd like to propose moving xmms into universe. There is no longer >> >> any upstream development[1] (and as such, security vulnerabilities >> >> aren't being fixed -- I created the most recent patch for the skin >> >> loader vuln). Debian's package has been recently adopted, otherwise >> >> I'd be proposing dropping it from the repository totally. :) > > > > Well, we can leave xmms in universe for at least one release cycle > > (reads: Gutsy still have it in universe), and gutsy+1 won't have it > > anymore. > > > > I think we have a bright choice of media players right now (rythmbox, > > amarok to name only the two big ones for ubuntu and kubuntu). > > > > >> >> So, I'd like to propose the following changes: >> >> - remove the "xmms-flac" package from "flac" (as well as the >> >> "xmms-dev" build-dep). >> >> - remove the "xmms-dev" build-dep from kdeutils (as well as the >> >> "xmms" suggests from superkaramba). >> >> - move xmms into universe > > > > Agreed and second. > > > > Regards, > > \sh even Gentoo has purged xmms from their tree (i think half year ago). But when we decide to go for removing xmms we probably want to make a corresponding announce via UWN in advance to prepare users for it. http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20061030-newsletter.xml http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/sound/xmms.xml http://planet.gentoo.org/developers/seemant/2006/10/27/on_masking_popular_packages_xmms otherwise you will get many bugreports for it - promised. bye Thilo -- i am on Ubuntu 2.6 KDE - some friend of mine gpg key: 0x4A411E09 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
