Package: ftp.debian.org Severity: normal
On 10 Jan 2010, I proposed removal of this package from Debian for the following reasons: 1. No reverse dependencies 2. Net::Lite::FTP and Net::FTP::Lite by the same author, the latter has only stub documentation from h2xs, the former barely has any documentation at all 3. Popcon score 70 installed (good), 3 recent (bad)... what we're seeing is that people are installing it, taking a look at it, and then realizing it's not useful, and therefore not touching it recently. 4. The package is inconsistent and doesn't seem to follow the latest standards of Perl module packaging upstream -- ie, Meta.yml M.yml 5. Barely any test coverage -- it only has one test, and it doesn't seem to do any actual live tests. 6. Net::FTP is in Perl core (package perl) since 5.7.3 (note also, Net::FTP is maintained by Graham Barr, a prominent Perl author) 7. There are two upstream bugs outstanding for years (filed 2 and 4 years ago) - see http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Net-Lite-FTP gregor herrmann <gre...@debian.org> agreed with the decision, and there were no objections received by the team during this time. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
