on package duplication between Debian and debian-multimedia

[Lucas Nussbaum]

On 31/05/12 at 11:41 +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 04:37:49PM +0200, Christian Marillat wrote:
> > > In the meantime, and considering your intention of moving away from
> > > debian-multimedia.org, I'd like to ask you to transfer the old domain
> > > name to a Debian Trusted Organization, such as SPI or FFIS. We can agree
> > > on a timeline of, say, 6 months and we will be happy to use it as you
> > > please until that time period is over.
> > 
> > As I don't want to be bothered, I don't intent to transfert the domain
> > name. I'll delete the DNS entries in six months and not renew the domain
> > name.
> 
> Well, you are still a Debian Developer and I was hoping you could take
> into account that you not wanting to be bothered will result in more
> work for the Debian Project and its peers, in particular by SPI and
> myself (or future DPLs) as coordinator:
> 
> procedure 1
> -----------
> 
> - SPI will need to race for registering it after expiration
> - if that works, fine, but still someone has to keep an eye on that and
>   get the timing right
> - if that doesn't work, we will have to do arbitration, which we will
>   easily win due to the debian trademark, but it will still cost Debian
>   money and SPI lawyers time (pro bono time, which could better be used
>   for the needs of other free sw projects supported by SPI)
> 
> All this could be avoided, by you, in a very simple way:
> 
> procedure 2
> -----------
> 
> - you set the domain as "transfer allowed" and mail the Auth-Code to
>   hostmaster at spi-inc.org
> - when you get a transfer mail from the registrar, you click on a link
> 
> 
> Procedure 2 will bother (you), but procedure 1 potentially results in
> way more wasted resources by many other actors. Would you mind
> reconsidering?

Dear Christian,

We are now past the domain's expiration date, and whois gives the
following status for the domain name:

Domain Name:DEBIAN-MULTIMEDIA.ORG
Created On:16-Apr-2006 12:50:31 UTC
Last Updated On:17-Apr-2013 08:56:43 UTC
Expiration Date:16-Apr-2014 12:50:31 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:OVH (R135-LROR)
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT HOLD
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:AUTORENEWPERIOD

It seems that this is now our last opportunity to transfer the domain to
a Debian trusted organization. If we fail to do that, a domain squatter
is likely to register it, and might use it in a way that could be
harmful to Debian and to users of the debian-multimedia.org service.

So, I urge you to reconsider your decision not to collaborate with
Debian to transfer this domain name.

Thanks in advance,

Lucas