From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MGpfM-0000gR-TD for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:34:42 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EE806E0395; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:34:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CD63E034F; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:59:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (ap.ran.gpi.ru [195.209.218.156]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C82365E78; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:59:42 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev-announce] net-misc/l7-filter removal From: Peter Volkov To: gentoo-dev-announce@lists.gentoo.org Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200904281724.06802.dragonheart@gentoo.org> References: <200904281724.06802.dragonheart@gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:59:28 +0400 Message-Id: <1245221968.5964.137.camel@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo development announcement list X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev-announce@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 509c1b25-5e15-4def-a7a9-8e9d01514db5 X-Archives-Hash: bd7ee20222fbcb360b6f1e880f19da40 This package is hard masked now finally. Another reference to count: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D274341 =D0=92 =D0=92=D1=82=D1=80, 28/04/2009 =D0=B2 17:24 +1000, Daniel Black =D0= =BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82: > This package relies on disabling of essential package management featur= es=20 > (collision-protection) to achieve installation. It has done so for year= s=20 > however its increased complexity and my diminishing time to maintain it= mean=20 > its even less maintainable. >=20 > It is an ideal candidate for a rewrite if a generic kernel patching fra= mework=20 > is developed. >=20 > Until then it can be removed or be maintained by person other than me. >=20 > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D254086 >=20 > Feel free to take over if you want it. >=20 > Daniel >=20 --=20 Peter.