.ubu vs. .deb (was: No more releases!)

[Robert Holtzman]

On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 11:11:57AM -0600, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:21:02 +0000 (GMT)
> Paul Sladen <ubuntu at paul.sladen.org> wrote:

        ...........snip...........

> 
> > 
> > Packages that aren't supported get deleted...
> > 
> > 	-Paul
> > 
> > 
> I'm sorry; that's just wrong:
> 
> 2vcard (the second package under, "All," in synaptic):
> "Canonical does not provide updates for 2vcard. Some updates may be
> provided by the Ubuntu community."
> 
> Let me pick at random:
> buzztard, a modular music composer:
> Canonical does not provide updates for buzztard. Some updates may be
> provided by the Ubuntu community.
> 
> ...another:
> mlock, a mailbox locking program:
> Canonical does not provide updates for mlock. Some updates may be
> provided by the Ubuntu community.
> 
> I see that you didn't do your homework before espousing an incorrect
> opinion.  Perhaps you could read before speaking about things of which
> you know less than you could. 

He may have meant packages not officially supported by Canonical. 

-- 
Bob Holtzman
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