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Re: [Packaging errors] util-linux-2.13.1-1


Corinna,

On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 10:56:02AM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> I won't update inetutils anymore, except for tiny fixes and packaging
> stuff.  Actually I'd rather OBSOLETE it entirely.  syslogd is replaced
> by syslog-ng and all other tools in inetutils are security holes all in
> itself.  Barring that, I could create a new inetutils package which
> doesn't install logger.  Logger has not even a single Cygwin specific
> patch in it.
> 
> So, here's the choice:
> 
> 1. Remove logger from inetutils.
> 2. Remove inetutils from the distro.
> 3. Another maintainer creates a new inetutils package using the latest
>    upstream sources.

I vote for 1 (or 3).

Actually, the only inetutils program I don't want to lose is telnet.  I
use it for debugging and prefer it to the Microsoft version.

Thanks,
Jason

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