[aur-general] Packages that can be moved to aur

[Thorsten Töpper]

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:14:57 -0500
Thomas Dziedzic <gostrc at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Laurent Carlier
> <lordheavym at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I would like to start a talk about packages that can be moved to
> > aur, for various reasons, not only because they are orphaned, but
> > essencially due to lack of maintainance upstream.
> >
> > Feel free to comment and add other packages.
> >
> > striim:
> > http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/striim/
> > Project seem dead upstream, better alternatives exist
> >
> > xf4vnc-xcliplistproto
> > http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/xf4vnc-xcliplistproto/
> > Depend on a cvs snapshot from 2007, not update for 3 years (project
> > is dead ?)
> >
> > xf4vnc-vncproto
> > http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/xf4vnc-vncproto/
> > Similar to xf4vnc-xcliplistproto
> >
> > sfarkxtc
> > http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/sfarkxtc/
> > Binary only, x86 only (x86_64 with lib32), doesn't seem maintain
> > upstream
> >
> > .......
> >
> 
> I did
> grep -R pkgname /var/abs/community
> for all of them and nothing depends on them.
> 
> I also think these should be removed.

I agree, however I'd say the active maintainers should also be asked.

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