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[PRQ#41644] Deletion Request for sky
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for sky [2]: Closed-source proprietary binary, "Lync and Skype for Business client on Linux". The company seems defunct, its website is "address not found". There does not seem to be a way to download this binary tarball anymore. But this package should not be needed. There are working alternatives for installing the official Microsoft instant messenger clients like Skype et al. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/sky/

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[PRQ#41682] Merge Request for qemacs-cvs
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a request to merge qemacs-cvs [2] into qemacs-git [3]: Project has migrated its source from CVS to git repo. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/qemacs-cvs/ [3] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/qemacs-git/

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[PRQ#41688] Deletion Request for mirrorbrain
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for mirrorbrain [2]: Seems like a dead project since 2014. [a] Package is defunct because it is missing a dependency. I suggest to delete it. It is a server component used for content delivery and mirroring. Even if it worked, it would be seriously insecure, and also most likely lack modern standards support. [a]: https://mirrorbrain.org/ [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/mirrorbrain/

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[PRQ#41713] Deletion Request for python-retworkx
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

carlosal1015 [1] filed a deletion request for python-retworkx [2]: python-retworkx has been superseded [1] by python-rustworkx, the last one is available in AUR [2]- [1] https://github.com/Qiskit/rustworkx/blob/main/README.md?plain=1#L17 [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-rustworkx [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/carlosal1015/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/python-retworkx/

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[PRQ#43257] Orphan Request for jhelioviewer4-bin
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

Mr.Smith1974 [1] filed an orphan request for jhelioviewer4-bin [2]: The current maintainer hasn't updated the package in a very long time, which is why the package is in a "bad" state and therefore this package needs a new maintainer, which could be me. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/Mr.Smith1974/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/jhelioviewer4-bin/

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[PRQ#43308] Orphan Request for perl-app-find2perl
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

micwoj92 [1] filed an orphan request for perl-app-find2perl [2]: out of date since 2018 [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/micwoj92/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/perl-app-find2perl/

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[PRQ#43293] Orphan Request for python-pylsl
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

MarsSeed [1] filed an orphan request for python-pylsl [2]: Unmaintained. Flagged out-of-date (2022-06-14). [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/python-pylsl/

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[PRQ#43269] Orphan Request for jdk11-openjdk-dcevm
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

nycex [1] filed an orphan request for jdk11-openjdk-dcevm [2]: Package has been marked outdated for years and conflicts with another package haven't been fixed for years as well. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/nycex/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/jdk11-openjdk-dcevm/

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[PRQ#43239] Deletion Request for mesa-steamos
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

MarsSeed [1] filed a deletion request for mesa-steamos [2]: This package doesn't make sense to have. Name suggests it duplicates SteamOS package, but maintainer actually tries (and fails) to duplicate the Steam Deck version of the package. Which is not the same, given that Steam Deck gets periodical batches of upgrades, not minute-by-minute rolling updates as on Arch. Current package version is '22.2.0.157821.radeonsi_3.4.0_2'. But the commit message for this update says "Update to SteamOS 3.4.6". Well, as per Valve's release announcement, Steam Deck 3.4.6 has Mesa 23.1. [a] @LukeShortCloud, please don't confuse SteamOS per se with Steam Deck when it comes to package naming. Steam Deck has a different release cadence than main SteamOS. If you want to maintain packages for Steam Deck, use the '-steamdeck' suffix in package name. Even then, don't duplicate alredy existing Steam Deck / SteamOS packages for no reason. Thank you. [a]: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1675200/announcements/detail/3675538825744… [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/mesa-steamos/

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[PRQ#43250] Deletion Request for exiv2-pre
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

jcjgraf [1] filed a deletion request for exiv2-pre [2]: Upstream exiv2 [1] does no longer publish release candidates, which makes this package redundant. One can use `exiv2-git` to get the latest git version, or `extra/exiv2` to get the latest release, of that package. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/jcjgraf/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/exiv2-pre/

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