Bug#781063: commons-httpclient: should be removed from Debian during the Stretch release cycle

[Thijs Kinkhorst]

Hi Emmanuel,

On 24.03.2015 12:30, Emmanuel Bourg wrote:
> I don't think this is a good idea. commons-httpclient is a very popular
> library, even in its older incarnation. Removing it could make it harder
> to bring new libraries or applications to Debian.

This could be the case, however, the package has not seen maintainer uploads 
in a very long time and has a number of issues. Security issues went 
unaddressed for months. If it's important to keep it, it should be well-
maintained.


Cheers,
Thijs
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