On 14 Jul 2008, Steve Langasek wrote: > severity 490688 wishlist > thanks > > On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 08:25:30PM +0300, Mika Tiainen wrote: >> Package: gnus >> Version: 5.11+v0.5.dfsg-3 >> Severity: serious > >> This package should be orphaned, currently it has a two year old >> version of the gnus development series (No Gnus). If the package >> goes to lenny it should atleast have the latest No Gnus version. > > - Since the package has not been orphaned, you don't have the > authority to declare it to be unsuitable for release "in the > maintainer's opinion".
OK > - You don't mention any other technical problems with the package that make > it unsuitable for release, just that it's old. Well not just that it is old, but that it is a old alpha release not recommended for casual users: ,----[ http://gnus.org/manual/gnus_324.html ] | This phase is called the alpha phase, since the Gnusae released in | this phase are alpha releases, or (perhaps more commonly in other | circles) snapshots. During this phase, Gnus is assumed to be unstable | and should not be used by casual users. `---- Maybe there should just be a warning in the package description then. Looking at the bug reports there's mention of a possible security problem in http://bugs.debian.org/415562. Someone should atleast look into that, I think it might refer to this: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/63627 -- Mika Tiainen Always be wary of any helpful item that [EMAIL PROTECTED] weighs less than its operating manual. http://mikat.iki.fi -- (Terry Pratchett, Jingo) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
