[R-pkg-team] /etc/mime.types will replace application/x-xcf with image/x-xcf

[Joost van Baal-Ilić]

Package: r-cran-httpuv
Package: r-cran-mime
Severity: normal

Hi Charles,

Thanks a lot for this heads up, much appreciated!  Turning your message into
a (maybe superfluous) bug, so it won't get lost.

Bye,

Joost

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 05:12:04PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Dear maintainers,
> 
> I am contacting you because a code search shows that your source package
> contains the string 'application/x-xcf'.  (Please refer to the attached
> maintainer list).
> 
> After the release I will change /etc/mime.types to use 'image/x-xcf'
> instead as the GIMP maintainers (and fact checking with search engines)
> confirmed that this is the intended media type for XCF files
> (https://bugs.debian.org/991158).  
> 
> Just in case I prefer to inform you ahead of the change.  If you think
> there is no action to take on your side, it is fine and sorry for the
> noise !
> 
> Have a nice day,
> 
> Charles
> 
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