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From: "Petteri Räty" <betelgeuse@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] net-wireless/package.masked pending removal
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:26:09
Message-Id: 449D661A.7090400@gentoo.org
1 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75674#c8
2 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48686#c1
3
4 Copied from second link:
5
6 > I have announced the end-of-life for this package on gentoo-dev and
7 > gentoo-user, as:
8 >
9 > 1) It only compiles against gtk+-1.2, which is highly outdated.
10 > 2) It only compiles against GNOME 1.4, which is even more highly a piece of
11 > junk.
12 > 3) The upstream maintainers haven't touched it in over three years(!)
13 >
14 > I think it's time to let this tool go:)
15 >
16 > If you vehemently object, please tell me by reopening this bug and explaining
17 > me the error of my ways. Otherwise, it'll be removed in two weeks' time.
18
19 Well it seems this wasn't removed so it is now package.masked and will
20 be removed after the usual month.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] net-wireless/gtkskan package.masked pending removal "Petteri Räty" <betelgeuse@g.o>