On 08/29/2010 10:27 AM, Krzysztof Klimonda wrote: > On Sun, 2010-08-29 at 11:42 +0200, Davyd McColl wrote: >> I think perhaps we have different views on what constitutes >> "maintenance". As libraries that Firestarter depends on progress, >> someone will need to maintain the package to make sure that it >> installs correctly and works correctly. That's what "maintenance" on a >> stable package means. Yes, it works -- for now -- but any package, >> left alone in a dynamic system, will eventually fall behind and cease >> to work. > > But, at least for now, it works and some people are still using it [1]. > Removing it from archive will force those people to find alternatives > and migrate to them. In my opinion as long as application actually works > (even if it provides only a subset of features underlying system has) it > shouldn't be removed without a good cause. > > Cheers, > KK
Not to mention that in launchpad, firestarter has 55 open bugs[1]. So obviously there is something a maintainer can do here. It's not so stable that it doesn't need maintenance/development. [1]https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firestarter Greg -- 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
