xxms into universe?

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On Sun, 27. May 2007 11:08:31 Stephan Hermann wrote:
> Good Morning,
>
>
> Am Mon, 14 May 2007 14:51:18 -0700
>
> schrieb Kees Cook <kees at ubuntu.com>:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I'd like to propose moving xmms into universe.  There is no longer
> > any upstream development[1] (and as such, security vulnerabilities
> > aren't being fixed -- I created the most recent patch for the skin
> > loader vuln).  Debian's package has been recently adopted, otherwise
> > I'd be proposing dropping it from the repository totally.  :)
>
> Well, we can leave xmms in universe for at least one release cycle
> (reads: Gutsy still have it in universe), and gutsy+1 won't have it
> anymore.
>
> I think we have a bright choice of media players right now (rythmbox,
> amarok to name only the two big ones for ubuntu and kubuntu).
>
> > So, I'd like to propose the following changes:
> > - remove the "xmms-flac" package from "flac" (as well as the
> > "xmms-dev" build-dep).
> > - remove the "xmms-dev" build-dep from kdeutils (as well as the
> > "xmms" suggests from superkaramba).
> > - move xmms into universe
>
> Agreed and second.
Why not replace xmms with audacious 1.4?
http://audacious-media-player.org/

Offering a transitional package would be a good idea.

regards,
thomas