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* Drop unused/unmaintained packages
@ 2020-02-12  9:34 Michael Tremer
  2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 01/14] Drop arm Michael Tremer
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From: Michael Tremer @ 2020-02-12  9:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hello everyone,

I would like to propose to drop the following packages.

They are either not maintained upstream any more, not used by virtually
anyone, or they are already broken and do not build anyways.

I see a big danger here when we ship software that is dangerously
broken. Of that, we have much more in the distribution and potentially
we might drop it, too.

If you have previously worked on a package or even submitted
that package and want it to remain a part of IPFire, please
check if any updates are available from upstream and submit
patches. Otherwise there is a higher chance that your package
is being dropped, too.

We have only limited resources right now and would like to work
on things that have a large impact on all users. Maintaining,
patching and fixing outdated software where even maintainers have
given up is time-consuming and benefits very few people.

Please see these patches as a proposal. Feel free to disagree
and become a maintainer for those packages.

Best,
-Michael



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2020-02-12  9:34 Drop unused/unmaintained packages Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 01/14] Drop arm Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 02/14] Drop batctl Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 03/14] Drop multicat & bitstream Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 04/14] Drop check_mk_agent Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 05/14] Drop DirectFB Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 06/14] Drop ez-ipupdate Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 07/14] Drop i2c-tools Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 08/14] Drop icecast Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 09/14] Drop icegenerator Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 10/14] Drop rtpproxy Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 11/14] Drop setserial Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 12/14] Drop streamripper Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 13/14] Drop VDR Michael Tremer
2020-02-12  9:34 ` [PATCH 14/14] Drop w_scan Michael Tremer
2020-02-15 17:49 ` Drop unused/unmaintained packages Arne Fitzenreiter

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