Package: release-notes Severity: wishlist Hi, Once Bug#770532: (RM: lire) has been closed, we should probably add a note about why lire is not shipped with Debian jessie and mention alternatives (webalizer and friends). Bye, Joost PS: I'll likely fix this bug myself. Don't let that stop you from fixing it earlier, though! On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 05:50:18AM +0100, Joost van Baal-Ilić wrote: > Package: ftp.debian.org > Severity: normal > > Hi, > > Please remove lire (all 3 binary packages: : lire-devel-doc, lire-doc and lire) > from unstable: > > - it is buggy (I'd be surprised if it has success in parsing logfiles as > shipped with current daemons: logfile parsing code hasn't been touched since > squeeze), > > - upstream development is dead (the homepage at http://www.logreport.org/ is > taken over by some Japanese card loan company), > > - an RFA-bug (https://bugs.debian.org/605968) has been reported 4 years ago > with no response; I myself will no longer maintain it, > > - popcon is low(ish) ( https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=lire ) > > I feel lire should not get shipped with jessie either. Do I have to file > another bug report to get it removed from testing? > > Bye, > > Joost > > PS: Lire, the full-featured log analyzer and report generator, has been shipped > with Debian since woody (2001) > > woody 20020214-7 > sarge 2:2.0.1-4 > etch 2:2.0.2-3 > lenny 2:2.0.3-1.1 > squeeze (oldstable) 2:2.1-1.1 > wheezy (stable) 2:2.1.1-2 > jessie (testing) 2:2.1.1-2.1 > sid (unstable) 2:2.1.1-2.1 > > I've been part of the upstream team. It has been good; moving on now. >
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