On 10/07/2009 03:25 PM, Eric Sandeen wrote:
Lyos Gemini Norezel wrote:
...
id3lib also needs to be looked at, as it's upstream has been defunct
since March 2 2003.
This one might hurt more than ksensors will, since several programs
depend on id3lib.
This is a list of the programs that require id3lib:
audio-convert-mod
easytag
tagtool
id3lib-devel
id3v2
gmediaserver
liblicense-modules
kid3
grip
The list is alot shorter than I thought it would be, but it's still
enough to cause problems.
Is there anyone willing to take up upstream development of id3lib?
Is there a possible (more active) replacement for id3lib?
Is there a valid reason for continuing to carry such a defunct
package in Fedora?
s/defunct/old/ - and yes there is a valid reason - 8 or so at least,
see your list of packages above ;)
Heh... sure, but surely such software could be made to work with a piece
of code that's more recent
than id3lib?
I'm more than happy to continue maintaining id3lib if there is a
valid reason to do so,
but my reasons are more sentimental than valid logical reasoning.
So I turn to you to answer that question:
Is there valid, logical, reasoning to continue to support such old code?
Yes, because other useful packages depend on it IMHO.
I'll take it if you don't want to keep it, I think that library needs
to live on in Fedora.
I'm happy to maintain it... though I could definitely use a coder as a
co-maintainer, or,
really, anyone who wishes to help.
The problem I have with continuing such code, is both the lack of an
upstream...
and the potential for security risks as this piece of code is left to rot.
I have neither the skills, nor the time to take over upstream, and
software cannot
last/stay compatible forever.
-Eric
Lyos Gemini Norezel
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