Straw broken since Ubuntu 8.10, should be removed from Karmic Koala repositories or fixed

[bornagainpenguin]

Binary package hint: straw

Posting this here as per advice from whiprush in this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7695329

Straw feed reader has been broken since Ubuntu 8.10, the developer's blog makes it clear the program is not being actively developed, and no one seems to be able to make the package run properly in either Ubuntu 9.04 or Ubuntu 9.10. My recommendation is that the package be removed from the Karmic repositories until such a time when it can be fixed and shown to be working once again. It makes no sense to keep this application in the Ubuntu repositories when it is known to be broken.

I think it gives a black eye to the distro for a user to install an app in the repositories and have it not work, only to be told by others when he or she asks about it this is a known problem and no attempts are being made to fix the situation.

If anyone is interested in looking into the issue with the application here is a link to a thread on the Ubuntu Forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1186595

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

--bornagainpenguin

[Wayne Cat (exchange)]

I also think it should be removed.

bornagainpenguin from the ubuntuforum.com tried to get a fix for a problem since
April 28th, 2009

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1140811

and again

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1186595

This application is dead ... please remove it from the Karmic repository

[James Westby (james-w)]

This needs an ACK from a sponsor first.

Thanks,

James

[Iain Lane (laney)]

+1 from me. If the project ever gets revived then we can reintroduce the packages then.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO Removing candidates:
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO straw 0.27-0.1ubuntu1 in karmic
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO straw 0.27-0.1ubuntu1 in karmic amd64
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO straw 0.27-0.1ubuntu1 in karmic armel
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO straw 0.27-0.1ubuntu1 in karmic i386
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO straw 0.27-0.1ubuntu1 in karmic ia64
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO straw 0.27-0.1ubuntu1 in karmic lpia
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO straw 0.27-0.1ubuntu1 in karmic powerpc
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO straw 0.27-0.1ubuntu1 in karmic sparc
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO Removed-by: Steve Langasek
2009-08-31 22:43:49 INFO Comment: broken, dead upstream; LP: #409387
2009-08-31 22:43:50 INFO 8 packages successfully removed.
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2009-08-31 22:44:00 INFO Transaction committed.
2009-08-31 22:44:00 INFO The archive will be updated in the next publishing cycle.