[Pkg-privacy-maintainers] Status of libotr and pidgin-otr

[Clément Hermann]

Hey,

Sorry I missed this email.

Le 02/10/2024 à 13:23, Hefee a écrit :
> Hey,
> 
> the git repos of libotr and pidgin-otr are not functioning since Feb '24 [1].
> Also the bugtracker is not working. How to file a bug or bring patches
> upstream?
> Shipping a retired software is not great especially for software around
> privacy ;)


I wouldn't say it's retired as long as the website is still up… But it 
is concerning.

Maybe try to contact the maintainers listed at 
https://otr.im/people.html directly ?

> Do we need to take over ownership for these packages or remove them from
> Debian? Are we able to provide security patches if needed?

I know it's a bit over my head, and if a vuln was found I would 
definitely consider RM-ing those.

Cheers!

-- 
nodens