[Python-apps-team] Bug#638126: panflute-applet: needs porting to new libpanel-applet interface

[Michael Biebl]

reassign 638126 ftp.debian.org
retitle 638126 RM: panflute -- dead upstream; blocks GNOME transition
thanks

Am 29.10.2011 17:57, schrieb Paul Kuliniewicz:
> On Fri, 2011-10-28 at 14:20 +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> in Debian unstable, we currently have the GNOME 3 transition ongoing. As
>> part of GNOME 3, the old GNOME 2 panel applet interface is going away
>> [1]. panflute is one of the packages using that interface.
>>
>> Are you, as upstream, working on a port to GNOME 3, i.e. a port to the
>> D-Bus based GNOME 3 panel or even integration into gnome-shell?
>>
>> An answer to this question would help to decide, if we continue to ship
>> panflute in the Debian archive or not.
> 
> I stepped away from Panflute development back in March since I didn't
> see much of a role for it in a GNOME 3 world, and no one has stepped up
> to take it over since then, so it's safe to say the project is largely
> dead.

Given that I got no reaction from the Debian maintainer either, I'd say
it's safe to request the removal of this package.

Cheers,
Michael
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