[aur-general] packages deletion request

[jwbirdsong]

On 09/12/2010 07:17 AM, Xavier D. wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> Could you delete those packages as they are orphans, out-of-date and not
> updated for over a year ?
> 
> - exo-alt: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17194
> - exo-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20765
> - exo-eject: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27439
> - libxfce4menu-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20768
> - libxfce4ui-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20767
> - libxfce4gui4-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20797
> - orage-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20770
> - thunar-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20771
> - xfce-menu-edit: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=39370
> - xfce-utils-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20772
> - xfce4-appfinder-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23214
> - xfce4-dev-tools-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20796
> - xfce4-panel-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20766
> - xfce4-session-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20775
> - xfdesktop-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20779
> - xfwm4-devel: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20781
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 

1st-ly I'd like to apologize to the OP, the following comments are NOT
directed just at you but more as an open mail to community.

There seems to be a recent trend to request deletion of (to use OP
phrasing) orphans, out-of-date and not updated for over a year.

It seems this makes them PERFECT candidates for adoption and/or
abandonment-adoption as opposed to deletion.  The few I viewed in the
list all seemed to have source available.

Deletion criteria include (but not limited to) no sources and duplicates
of AUR/community or other repo packages.

Just my bitchin' to put in my 2 cents