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On Aug 25 13:34, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> OTOH, if the 1.5.25 repository is truly static then I don't mind leaving
> it on sourceware either.  I just envision problems that will require
> package updates and that means infrastructure to keep setup.ini
> up-to-date.  I'd rather just have that all handled by someone who cares
> about this stuff and that's definitely not me.

The idea was that 1.5.25 including its packages is basically not
maintained anymore.  It's just a courtesy for users of 9x. 

OTOH, if a maintainer really wants to support 9x users with a package
update...  but I guess we cross that bridge when we come to it.


Corinna

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