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Author Re: Upcoming removal of orphaned packages
Martin Michlmayr

2005-07-08, 7:49 am

* Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com> [2005-06-16 18:18]:
> There are currently over 200 orphaned packages, many of which have
> been on WNPP for quite a long time and some with RC bugs. I intend to
> request the removal of a number of packages in three weeks unless a
> package has been adopted by someone by then.

....
> (if you need a sponsor) or debian-qa (for other reasons). However, unless
> there is a good reason, an upload should happen within the next 3 weeks.


I've requested the removal of 72 packages now; the following packages
have been adopted and will be kept for now (most of them haven't
actually be uploaded yet):

findimagedupes (#218699)
gfpoken (#219061)
gkdial (#287992)
iceme (#227054)
icepref (#227077)
libffm (#235632)
xasteroids (#227783)
xsok (#242100)

--
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/


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