Bug#554260: O: cabextract -- a program to extract Microsof..

Sandro Tosi · External Since: Jan 24, 2009 Posts: 137

Package: wnpp
Severity: normal

The current maintainer of cabextract, Eric Sharkey <sharkey RemoveThis @debian.org>,
is apparently not active anymore. Therefore, I orphan this package now.

Maintaining a package requires time and skills. Please only adopt this
package if you will have enough time and attention to work on it.

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instructions how to adopt a package properly.

Some information about this package:

Package: cabextract
Binary: cabextract
Version: 1.2-3
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Maintainer: Eric Sharkey <sharkey RemoveThis @debian.org>
Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 5.0.0), sharutils
Architecture: any
Standards-Version: 3.7.3
Format: 1.0
Directory: pool/main/c/cabextract
Files:
3bd73356f7e8c63b6a1fb7ff73d04732 579 cabextract_1.2-3.dsc
dc421a690648b503265c82ade84e143e 194006 cabextract_1.2.orig.tar.gz
82dd05f170ea0d68e5f2f93cbb074784 12221 cabextract_1.2-3.diff.gz

Package: cabextract
Binary: cabextract
Version: 1.2-3
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Maintainer: Eric Sharkey <sharkey RemoveThis @debian.org>
Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 5.0.0), sharutils
Architecture: any
Standards-Version: 3.7.3
Format: 1.0
Directory: pool/main/c/cabextract
Files:
3bd73356f7e8c63b6a1fb7ff73d04732 579 cabextract_1.2-3.dsc
dc421a690648b503265c82ade84e143e 194006 cabextract_1.2.orig.tar.gz
82dd05f170ea0d68e5f2f93cbb074784 12221 cabextract_1.2-3.diff.gz

Package: cabextract
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 188
Maintainer: Eric Sharkey <sharkey RemoveThis @debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7-1)
Filename: pool/main/c/cabextract/cabextract_1.2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 53796
MD5sum: 7ab9a5c838ffd5d68a9159bd0c26fe57
SHA1: 59638f12a65a24fc5560607c97f3c079fb8e1b7a
SHA256: 837c5588be76459a57acc2b4ea0eefcb767977d54b913e6bcef4b295390977b1
Description: a program to extract Microsoft Cabinet files
Cabextract is a program which unpacks cabinet (.cab) files, which
are a form of archive Microsoft uses to distribute their software
and things like Windows Font Packs.
Enhances: konqueror
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, works-with::archive

Package: cabextract
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 188
Maintainer: Eric Sharkey <sharkey RemoveThis @debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7-1)
Filename: pool/main/c/cabextract/cabextract_1.2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 53796
MD5sum: 7ab9a5c838ffd5d68a9159bd0c26fe57
SHA1: 59638f12a65a24fc5560607c97f3c079fb8e1b7a
SHA256: 837c5588be76459a57acc2b4ea0eefcb767977d54b913e6bcef4b295390977b1
Description: a program to extract Microsoft Cabinet files
Cabextract is a program which unpacks cabinet (.cab) files, which
are a form of archive Microsoft uses to distribute their software
and things like Windows Font Packs.
Enhances: konqueror
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, works-with::archive

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Sandro Tosi · External Since: Jan 24, 2009 Posts: 137

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 23:01, Eric Sharkey <eric RemoveThis @lisaneric.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Sandro Tosi <morph RemoveThis @debian.org> wrote:
>> Package: wnpp
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> The current maintainer of cabextract, Eric Sharkey <sharkey RemoveThis @debian.org>,
>> is apparently not active anymore. Therefore, I orphan this package now.
>
> Isn't it polite to at least send me an email message or something
> before determining that I'm not active?

I did, on 2008-12-10 and a follow-up on 2009-03-11. No improvements
for your packages after those 2 contacts.

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Eric Sharkey · External Since: May 31, 2006 Posts: 6

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Sandro Tosi <morph.RemoveThis@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: normal
>
> The current maintainer of cabextract, Eric Sharkey <sharkey.RemoveThis@debian.org>,
> is apparently not active anymore. Therefore, I orphan this package now.

Isn't it polite to at least send me an email message or something
before determining that I'm not active?

Eric Sharkey
sharkey.RemoveThis@debian.org

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Eric Sharkey · External Since: May 31, 2006 Posts: 6

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Sandro Tosi <morph.TakeThisOut@debian.org> wrote:
>> Isn't it polite to at least send me an email message or something
>> before determining that I'm not active?
>
> I did, on 2008-12-10 and a follow-up on 2009-03-11. No improvements
> for your packages after those 2 contacts.

I never received your 2008 message. I responded to your message in
March. (And you responded to my response, so I know you got it.)

There are no serious problems with my packages. I'm continuing to
watch them and will respond if any urgent needs are required.
Upstream is stable and there have been no new releases.

This bug is completely inappropriate.

Eric Sharkey
sharkey.TakeThisOut@debian.org

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Sandro Tosi · External Since: Jan 24, 2009 Posts: 137

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 23:11, Eric Sharkey <eric RemoveThis @lisaneric.org> wrote:
> There are no serious problems with my packages. I'm continuing to
> watch them and will respond if any urgent needs are required.
> Upstream is stable and there have been no new releases.

So can you comment these bugs (only for cabextract):

#528187 - quite easy to fix (it also has a patch); no reply
#451698 - 5 minutes to fix; no reply
#393828 - did you actually forward it upstream? where is the 'forwarded' tag?

> This bug is completely inappropriate.

if you *really* think that, close it with an upload. Else, what you do
is only talking, and we need packages in good shape.

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Eric Sharkey · External Since: May 31, 2006 Posts: 6

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Sandro Tosi <morph.DeleteThis@debian.org> wrote:
>> I don't respond within a specified time take over. The way you've
>> done this is just rude.
>
> Oh dear, I would give a hug and a kiss on the head you'd be here....
>
> Now, when you'd like to stop your blablabla and actually take care of
> your packages, we can talk again, if it won't happen... well who cares

What are you, 15 or something?

I know people skills are expected to be low among techie types, but
this is just silly. I honestly don't know what you're trying to
achieve.

Eric

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Sandro Tosi · External Since: Jan 24, 2009 Posts: 137

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 13:40, Eric Sharkey <eric RemoveThis @lisaneric.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Sandro Tosi <morph RemoveThis @debian.org> wrote:
>> So can you comment these bugs (only for cabextract):
>>
>> #528187 - quite easy to fix (it also has a patch); no reply
>> #451698 - 5 minutes to fix; no reply
>
> Yes, they're easy to fix. Should I fix them? Of course I should. Is

So do it! stop talking, start fixing them.

> it going to take 5 minutes to make the changes, test the packages,
> making sure that this command line application functions appropriately
> when called from a GUI. No, of course not.

Ok, let's say 2 hours? let's even say 4. Now, the KDE bug was file
2009-05-17, that makes about 6 months ago. You didn't find 4 hours in
6 months? Come on, you must be kidding.

Oh, #451698 was filed in 2007... that must be really really hard to
"make the changes, test the packages" for this bug, right?

> That's no excuse for having let it go this long,

You're only trying to find excuses, no technical reasons.

> but don't be ridiculous in your arguments.

If there's someone doing "ridiculous" things, well that's not me for sure....

>> #393828 - did you actually forward it upstream? where is the 'forwarded' tag?
>
> No, because it was unnecessary. Upstream was included in the original
> bug report by the submitter. You can see the comment from Stuart
> (upstream) in the bug report requesting additional information, which
> was not, to my knowledge, ever provided. The bug has an upstream tag.

Did you prod upstream to fix it? I doubt, too complex, right?

>>> This bug is completely inappropriate.
>>
>> if you *really* think that, close it with an upload. Else, what you do
>> is only talking, and we need packages in good shape.
>
> Your point is taken, but I'm closing this bug right now as it never
> should have been opened in the first place.

Oh sure, why not? you're doing so great up to now!

> If you want to take me to task for not fixing these exceedingly minor
> issues and claim that every little thing is important to giving
> Debian's overall polish, that's one thing. If you really think that
> these packages are in such bad state that they need to be orphaned,
> the polite thing to do would be to ask me to orphan them, and only if

I did orphan them, what can you infer from it?

> I don't respond within a specified time take over. The way you've
> done this is just rude.

Oh dear, I would give a hug and a kiss on the head you'd be here....

Now, when you'd like to stop your blablabla and actually take care of
your packages, we can talk again, if it won't happen... well who cares

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