On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 08:04:04PM -0500, Michael P. Soulier wrote: > Is there a reason why netscape isn't in unstable?
Yep. http://ftp-master.debian.org/removals.txt says: ========================================================================= [Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 06:29:07 -0500] [ftpmaster: Anthony Towns] Removed the following packages from unstable: communicator | 1:4.77-2 | i386 navigator | 1:4.77-2 | i386 netscape | 1:4.77-2 | i386 netscape-base-4 | 1:4.77-2 | i386 netscape-base-4-libc5 | 1:4.77-2 | i386 netscape4.base | 1:4.77-2 | source ------------------- Reason ------------------- purged by RM; see bugs 145402 ---------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= ========================================================================= [Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 06:30:58 -0500] [ftpmaster: Anthony Towns] Removed the following packages from unstable: communicator-base-477 | 4.77-2 | i386 communicator-nethelp-477 | 4.77-2 | all communicator-smotif-477 | 4.77-2 | i386 communicator-spellchk-477 | 4.77-2 | all navigator-base-477 | 4.77-2 | i386 navigator-nethelp-477 | 4.77-2 | all navigator-smotif-477 | 4.77-2 | i386 netscape-base-477 | 4.77-2 | i386 netscape-ja-resource-477 | 4.77-2 | all netscape-java-477 | 4.77-2 | all netscape-ko-resource-477 | 4.77-2 | all netscape-smotif-477 | 4.77-2 | i386 netscape4.77 | 4.77-2 | source ------------------- Reason ------------------- purged by RM; see bugs 145398 145399 113615 ---------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= In other words, it had three open security bugs and one serious policy violation, which had been unfixed for more than six months. The release manager decided that unstable was better off without these packages. If someone wants to reintroduce them, they can, but they'll have to fix these issues first. Also see: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce-0210/msg00019.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce-0210/msg00020.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce-0211/msg00006.html Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
