Debian Bug report logs - #205725
Please remove rsxs

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ari Pollak <ari@debian.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: O: rsxs -- Really Slick X Screensavers

Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:43:37 -0400

Package: wnpp
Version: unavailable; reported 2003-08-16
Severity: normal

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I intend to orphan the rsxs package. It has gone incredibly unmaintained 
upstream, and there is a much better alternative, rss-glx, which I plan 
to package instead. If this package is not adopted within a few months, 
I'll just have rss-glx replace it and remove the rsxs package from 
Debian.


The package description is:
 Really Slick XScreenSavers (rsxs) is an X11 port of the Really Slick
 Screensavers collection by Terry Welsh (http://www.reallyslick.com/).
 .
 The screensavers can either be run as stand-alone applications or get
 integrated into XScreenSaver's list of active screensavers.
 .
 rsxs contains the following eye-candy:
  * rs-plasma:     Draws gooey colourful plasma stuff. Crank up the speed and
    make it psychadelic!
  * rs-cyclone:    Simulates tornadoes on your computer screen.
  * rs-fieldlines: A simulation of electric field lines between charged
    particles. Zap!
  * rs-helios:     Particles explode onto the screen through smooth Helion
    surfaces.
  * rs-euphoria:   Don't look at this if you suffer from motion sickness.
  * rs-lattice:    Fly through an infinite lattice of interlocking rings.
  * rs-skyrocket:  The mother of all fireworks screensavers.
 .
 For instructions for integrating this package into xscreensaver,
 please see /usr/share/doc/rsxs/README.Debian after installing this package.
 .
 More information can be found at <http://rsxs.sourceforge.net>.
- -- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux darth 2.4.21 #1 Fri Jun 13 20:06:05 EDT 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

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Message #10 received at 205725@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Stephen Gran <sgran@debian.org>

To: Ari Pollak <ajp@aripollak.com>

Cc: 205725@bugs.debian.org, 213794@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#213794: rsxs: New upstream version

Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:34:26 -0400

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This one time, at band camp, Ari Pollak said:
> Stephen Gran wrote:
> > Hello Ari,
> >
> > I see that you have filed an ITO on this, because of lack of
> > upstream activity, but they seem to have come back alive.  There is
> > a version .8 out now on their site.  I guess I am mostly filing this
> > bug, not to force you to package the new upstream version (although
> > that would be nice), but also to start a converstaion about where
> > you see this package going.  Does rss-glx really replace everything
> > in rsxs, and does it seem to have a more reliable upstream?  If
> > they're about the same in terms of functionality, I guess one should
> > be dropped.  If they differ, maybe I would be willing to take over
> > rsxs, but I wanted to talk with you first about the two of them
> > before I took it over.
>
> 0.8 is one of the reasons I am wary of upstream's actual support. It
> only introduces a skyrocket screensaver, whose basic functionality is
> just to crash on startup. I have never received any sort of fix or
> request for more information from the upstream author. Whereas
> rss-glx's development is much swifter, and it also includes more than
> just the original RSS hacks. I honestly see no reason why rsxs
> shouldn't be dropped. (btw, this should probably be in the WNPP bug,
> not in rsxs)

OK, redirecting the conversation to the WNPP bug as well.  That was the
impression I gathered from the ITO bug report, but it's nice to have it
spelled out more concretely.  Since upstream is unhelpful _and_ buggy, I
guess I won't adopt rsxs :(.  I guess filing for removal is the way to
go here.  Feel free to close the wishlist bug - if rss-glx provides the
same sort fo hacks, and does a better job, there's no need.

Thanks, and talk to you later,
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Message #15 received at 205725@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>

To: Ari Pollak <ari@debian.org>

Cc: Debian Bug Tracking System <205725@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: Re: O: rsxs -- Really Slick X Screensavers

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:45:55 +1000

* Ari Pollak <ari@debian.org> [2003-08-16 12:43]:
> I intend to orphan the rsxs package. It has gone incredibly unmaintained 
> upstream, and there is a much better alternative, rss-glx, which I plan 
> to package instead. If this package is not adopted within a few months, 
> I'll just have rss-glx replace it and remove the rsxs package from 
> Debian.

I think it's time to remove this.  Do you agree?

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com

Message #20 received at 205725@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>

To: Ari Pollak <ari@debian.org>

Cc: 205725@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: O: rsxs -- Really Slick X Screensavers

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:01:46 +1000

reassign 205725 ftp.debian.org
retitle 205725 Please remove rsxs
submitter 205725 !
thanks

* Ari Pollak <ari@debian.org> [2003-10-13 01:47]:
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 03:45:55PM +1000, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> > * Ari Pollak <ari@debian.org> [2003-08-16 12:43]:
> > > I intend to orphan the rsxs package. It has gone incredibly unmaintained 
> > > upstream, and there is a much better alternative, rss-glx, which I plan 
> > > to package instead. If this package is not adopted within a few months, 
> > > I'll just have rss-glx replace it and remove the rsxs package from 
> > > Debian.
> > I think it's time to remove this.  Do you agree?
> I do agree.

Orphaned, not in stable, rss-glx is better.

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com

Message #33 received at 205725-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Debian Archive Maintenance <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>

To: 205725-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#205725: fixed

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:08:57 -0400

We believe that the bug you reported is now fixed; the following
package(s) have been removed from unstable:

      rsxs |      0.7-3 | source, alpha, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc

Note that the package(s) have simply been removed from the tag
database and may (or may not) still be in the pool; this is not a bug.
The package(s) will be physically removed automatically when no suite
references them (and in the case of source, when no binary references
it).  Please also remember that the changes have been done on the
master archive (ftp-master.debian.org) and will not propagate to any
mirrors (ftp.debian.org included) until the next cron.daily run at the
earliest.

Packages are never removed from testing by hand.  Testing tracks
unstable and will automatically remove packages which were removed
from unstable when removing them from testing causes no dependency
problems.

Bugs which have been reported against this package are not automatically
removed from the Bug Tracking System.  Please check all open bugs and
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