[Bug 1699078] [NEW] freevo: obsolete

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

Public bug reported:

Please remove freevo from Ubuntu, removed from stable and testing in
debian; FTBFS in ubuntu; stuck in -proposed forever.


Imported from Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/834162:

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Package: freevo
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Dear everybody,

'freevo' is in "dormant state" since Feb 2014 [1] ; there are some
patches around to revive it [2] and a github branch that had some
activity [3], but in truth there was no activity in some years.

In the meantime Debian progresses; so now this freevo
package cannot be installed and used in Debian Jessie; there are
many problems, including:
-) its init scripts are not compatible with systemd, and
-) its Python code is not compatible with latest 'twisted'

I gave it a look: fixing 'freevo' is more work than I can dedicate now.
Moreover 'kodi' is now in Debian, so fixing 'freevo' probably
does not make much sense.

So I am opening this 'grave' bug; I am perfectly OK if someone wishes
to fix 'freevo' ; but I would rather not see 'freevo' (as it is now) being
part of the next major Debian release.

Best regards,

a.

[1] http://freevo.org/
[2] https://sourceforge.net/p/freevo/mailman/freevo-devel/?viewmonth=201510
[3] https://github.com/kovalvalerii/freevo1.git

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** Affects: freevo (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Low
     Assignee: Steve Langasek (vorlon)
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: freevo (Debian)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #834162
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834162

** Changed in: freevo (Debian)
 Remote watch: None => Debian Bug tracker #834162

** Description changed:

+ Please remove freevo from Ubuntu, removed from stable and testing in
+ debian; FTBFS in ubuntu; stuck in -proposed forever.
+ 
+ 
  Imported from Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/834162:
  
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  Package: freevo
  Severity: grave
  Justification: renders package unusable
  
  Dear everybody,
  
  'freevo' is in "dormant state" since Feb 2014 [1] ; there are some
  patches around to revive it [2] and a github branch that had some
  activity [3], but in truth there was no activity in some years.
  
  In the meantime Debian progresses; so now this freevo
  package cannot be installed and used in Debian Jessie; there are
  many problems, including:
  -) its init scripts are not compatible with systemd, and
  -) its Python code is not compatible with latest 'twisted'
  
  I gave it a look: fixing 'freevo' is more work than I can dedicate now.
  Moreover 'kodi' is now in Debian, so fixing 'freevo' probably
  does not make much sense.
  
  So I am opening this 'grave' bug; I am perfectly OK if someone wishes
  to fix 'freevo' ; but I would rather not see 'freevo' (as it is now) being
  part of the next major Debian release.
  
  Best regards,
  
  a.
  
- 
  [1] http://freevo.org/
  [2] https://sourceforge.net/p/freevo/mailman/freevo-devel/?viewmonth=201510
  [3] https://github.com/kovalvalerii/freevo1.git
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** Changed in: freevo (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: freevo (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: freevo (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Steve Langasek (vorlon)

** Changed in: freevo (Ubuntu)
    Milestone: None => ubuntu-17.07

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