# # I agree, and reassigning it. # reassign 328862 ftp.debian.org retitle 328862 RM: gidic -- RoM and RoQA; old, unused, gtk1.2 severity 328862 normal thanks
On 9/17/05, Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: gidic > Version: 0.2-3 > Severity: serious > > Hi, > > During the Debian QA meeting hold during Sept. 09th till 11th, we > decided that looking at packages that haven't been uploaded for a very > long time could cover up some QA problems. > > I've done this now and your package showed up on the list. I propose > to remove it. > It has not many users, there are some alternatives as dictionaries > available and the program itself is based on Gtk1.2, which should get > removed for etch. > > > This usually means that your package matched some of the following > criteria: > > [1] Your packages has not had a maintainer upload for more than > three years. > > [2] has one or more RC bugs with no answer from the maintainer (**) > > [3] the state of your packages in general seems to indicate that you > might be MIA > > [4] (if we propose a removal) it shows in popcon as having less than > 100 users with the package installed. > > [5] the package was not released with sarge > > and at least ([1] and ( [2] or [3] or [4] or [5] )) was true. > > (**) The maintainer not answering to RC bugs refers to bugs filed > more than one month before the time the check was performed. > > After 7 days without answer from you (the maintainer) we will reassign > this bug to either WNPP (in case we propose to orphan it) or > ftp.debian.org (in case we propose to remove it). > > The package will need an upload or an explanation for this action not to > proceed. > > Please do *not* upload a package just to get off this list - it won't > help the package at all. Maintainers should be responsive and feel > responsible for their packages without needing other people to force > them to do work. Sometimes, finding a new maintainer or even removing > the package completly from the archive is better for Debian's users. > > Thanks! > > Mar > > > -- LÉNÁRT, János <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
