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On Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:45:20 +0100 |
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Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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> If I see a package that clearly doesn't build or otherwise simply |
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> doesn't work, could not have worked for past 3 years, are you forcing |
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> me to waste a time reporting a bug to no maintainer who could fix it? |
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sure, don't waste your time and just delete it so that nobody can track |
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why it was removed or even attempt to fix it. |
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> Because to me, the lack of any open bugs is a clear evidence that |
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> the package is not only unmaintained, but also unused. |
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lack of open bug means there is no known bug; anything else is pure |
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supposition |
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if you see a package that "could not have worked for past 3 years", you |
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open a bug, cc treecleaners or lastrite it yourself, and it will be |
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quickly gone |
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