reassign 290264 ftp.debian.org retitle 290264 please remove aggregate from the archive thanks
On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 11:31:12PM +0100, Marco Huggenberger wrote: > Hi Guys > > I've just talked to Richard A. Steenbergen, the maintainer of IRR > Power Tools which require: > * Aggregate >= 1.5 (ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/aggregate/) > > The "Aggregate" Package on Debian which is mainly for "CIDR network > aggregation and filtering" and ISC Aggregate is mainly for "optimise a > list of route prefixes to help make nice short filters". > > Horms, would it be possible for you to remove or rename your > "aggregate" package to something less irritating then aggregate which > is used by ISC.org for it's maintained package which is used by other > Tools like IRR Power Tools? > > For most of debian users it might be very confusing, that debian > aggregate is not the same what you get from ISC and vice versa. If you > think your package should remain on debian, I would like to suggest to > rename it to cidr-aggregate or something similar. Anyhow, you talked > about your workload and the usabilty of this package. > > So I would be very happy if you could clear this things out and do it > the debian way ;) I'm not maintaining aggregate much any more, so I'm happy to make way for something healthier. This mail should effect that. For the record, I still think aggregate is an appropriate name for my code, though as ISC used it first, which I was not aware of at the time, I'll think of renaming it if I ever make another release. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
