Hi! On Tue, 2022-08-09 at 20:42:15 -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: > On Wed 10 Aug 2022 at 01:53AM +02, Guillem Jover wrote: > > > Package: ftp.debian.org > > Severity: wishlist > > User: ftp.debian....@packages.debian.org > > Usertags: override > > User: guil...@debian.org > > Usertags: inetutils-default-telnet-switch inetutils-default-telnetd-switch
> > Please update the overrides for these telnet related packages, as part > > of the netkit to inetutils telnet "default" implementation switch. > > > > <https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2022/07/msg00139.html> > > Done these, though I'm not so sure about the oldlibs for the > transitional packages if you're planning to remove them the very next > release cycle -- normally we don't bother changing overrides for that. Thanks! And oh, had not heard this before. Well the oldlibs is machine-readable way to convey that these are obsolete packages (given that we lack a proper obsolete section), that help both humans (f.ex. via grouping in the aptitude section subtree), or QA programs. So, I've never thought their life expectancy would be relevant. :) Thanks, Guillem
