[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#1126270: ldp-docbook-stylesheets: Should ldp-docbook-stylesheets be removed from unstable?

[Andreas Tille]

Source: ldp-docbook-stylesheets
Version: 0.0.20040321-3.1
Severity: important
X-Debbugs-Cc: Debian XML/SGML Group <debian-xml-sgml-pkgs at lists.alioth.debian.org>, Ardo van Rangelrooij <ardo at debian.org>, Package Salvaging Team <team+salvage at tracker.debian.org>, 414541 at bugs.debian.org, 442781 at bugs.debian.org

Dear maintainer,

I suggest removing ldp-docbook-stylesheets from Debian for the following reasons:

 * It accumulated two 18 years old bugs
    + #414541 Newer version available (20050304)
    + #442781 Proposing new upstream NMU
   that remained unanswered about all these years
 * It is unmaintained upstream for >20 years
 * The last package (pbuilder) that was using it as
   Build-Depends was recently uploaded and this depencency
   was removed
 * Popcon usage went down to nearly zero
   https://qa.debian.org/popcon-graph.php?packages=ldp-docbook-stylesheets&show_installed=on&show_vote=on&want_legend=on&want_ticks=on&from_date=&to_date=&hlght_date=&date_fmt=%25Y-%25m&beenhere=1
 * There seems to be no active maintainer

This bug serves as a pre-removal warning. After one month, the bug will be
reassigned to ftp.debian.org to actually request removal of the package.

In case the package should be kept in unstable, please evaluate each of the
bugs listed above.
 * If the bug no longer applies, please close it. If it is closed, check
   whether the fixed version is correct and adjust if necessary.

 * Would you mind taking over the maintenance of this package?

Once all of the mentioned bugs have been acted upon in one way or another,
please close this bug.

In case the package should be removed from unstable, you may reassign this
bug report:

    Control: severity -1 normal
    Control: retitle -1 RM: ldp-docbook-stylesheets -- RoM; rc-buggy
    Control: reassign -1 ftp.debian.org
    Control: affects -1 + src:ldp-docbook-stylesheets

Alternatively, you may wait a month and have it reassigned.

In case you disagree with the above, please add a wontfix tag to this bug.

    Control: tags -1 + wontfix

Doing so will also prevent automatic reassignment.

This package was highlighted in the Bug of the Day[1] initiative, which
aims to introduce newcomers to manageable tasks and guide them through
the workflow to solve them. The focus of this initiative is on migrating
packages to Salsa, as it's a great way to help newcomers become familiar
with a consistent Git-based workflow.


Kind regards
   Andreas.


[1] https://salsa.debian.org/qa/tiny_qa_tools/-/wikis/Tiny-QA-tasks


-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (501, 'testing'), (50, 'buildd-unstable'), (50, 'unstable'), (5, 'experimental'), (1, 'buildd-experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.17.13+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=sh: 0: getcwd() failed: No such file or directory
UTF-8), LANGUAGE=de_DE:de
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled