[Bug 1186657] [NEW] Please remove debian-science from Ubuntu

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Please remove the debian-science source and binaries from Ubuntu and
blacklist if necessary. I stumbled across this package today as it was
blocking a package transitioning from -proposed. I believe this package
is effectively unmaintained in Debian and is just going to create a lot
of continual work in the future as other transitions are blocked.

For instance, running the make command (to update debian/control from
the package lists) from the latest Debian "release" of this package
produces this output:

Missing or avoided packages:
  afni
  ape
  atompaw
  avida-base
  avl
  bci2000
  bcpy2000
  bigdft
  bioimagesuite
  bluespike
  blzpack
  brainvisa
  brlcad
  casacore-dev
  casacore-tools
  cassandra
  chronus
  clhep
  comedi-source
  d-collide
  debruijn
  earth3d
  easyspice
  ecs
  eeglab
  eegview
  emokit
  epics
  eprover
  espresso++
  exciting
  fdmnes
  fieldtrip
  flann
  freefoam-dev
  freesurfer
  fsl
  fsl-bangor-cerebellar-atlas
  fsl-harvard-oxford-atlases
  fsl-jhu-dti-whitematter-atlas
  fsl-juelich-histological-atlas
  fsl-mni-structural-atlas
  fsl-oxford-thalamic-connectivity-atlas
  fsl-talairach-daemon-atlas
  fslview
  gate
  geant4
  genesis
  geonetwork
  givaro-users-doc
  gliese
  googleearth-package
  gpapers
  gpaw
  grace6
  grits
  gromacs-lam
  gsl-doc-info
  gsl-doc-pdf
  gsl-ref-html
  gsl-ref-psdoc
  gstar
  hart
  haxby2001-faceobject
  hdf-eos4
  hdf-eos5
  heasoft-fv
  herb
  hid
  horae
  ifeffit
  invt
  iqr
  isabelle
  jfreemesh
  klogic
  kseg
  ksimus
  ktimetrace
  labplot
  libacovea-dev
  libbiosig0
  libcomplearn-dev
  libegad
  libfox95
  libfvm-dev
  libgivaro0
  libgpib-bin
  libhe4-hdfeos-dev
  libhepmcinterface-dev
  libint
  liblevmar-dev
  liblife-dev
  libluminate-dev
  libmcpanel-dev
  libmei-dev
  libmpich2-1.2
  libnarval1-dev
  libnauty-dev
  libnbc
  libnetcdf-java
  libopenigtlink1
  libpolybori-groebner-dev
  libpspio
  libqsearch-dev
  libroot-proof-clarens-dev
  libroot-proof-clarens5.34
  libshark-dev
  libslepc3.0.0-dev
  libspherepack-dev
  libtet1.4.2-dev
  libtrilinos-dev
  libtrilinos-doc
  libvisad-java
  libvtk5.4
  libworldwind-java
  libxc
  libxc-dev
  life-apps
  linoccult
  linux-image-2.6-rt
  lipsia
  lua-torch5
  magnus
  mclaren-rhesus-macaque-atlas
  mclust
  meabench
  midas
  mni-autoreg
  mni-colin27-nifti
  mni-icbm152-nlin-2009
  mni-n3
  molden
  molekel
  moose
  mx-dataacquisition
  narval-utils
  nauty
  ncl
  neo
  nest
  neurodata
  ngspice
  nordugrid-arc-nox
  nrec
  nspike
  octavede
  octaviz
  octopus
  openchrom
  opendap
  openelectrophy
  openfoam
  openjump
  openoffice.org-dmaths
  openvibe
  orbfit
  orca
  orocos-bfl
  orocos-kdl
  orocos-ocl
  orocos-rtt
  pandas
  patchclamp
  pcsim
  pebl
  pgfplots
  pgplot5
  plot-digitizer
  polybori
  polybori-gui
  psom
  psychlops
  psytoolkit
  pybci
  pybrain
  pycgns
  pydap
  pyff
  pymarc
  pymeg
  pynn
  pysurfer
  python-elemental
  python-netcdf4
  python-orange
  python-sardana
  python-spherepack
  python-spykeutils
  python-stats
  python-timbl
  python-visa
  qrtailab
  qtdmm
  quaneko
  qucs
  r-cran-acepack
  r-cran-aplpack
  r-cran-fcalendar
  r-cran-fecofin
  r-cran-fseries
  r-cran-maptools
  r-cran-rmetrics
  r-cran-rpvm
  r-cran-vr
  r-other-gking-matchit
  relacs
  roboop
  root-plugin-proof-peac
  rtnet
  rtxi
  sagemath
  salome
  singular
  sixpack
  slicer
  solid
  spacechart
  spglib
  spike
  spis
  spm8
  spykeview
  sri24-atlas
  ssystem
  stars
  syfi-bin
  tinker
  tochnog
  trellis-neuro
  tscope
  varkon
  vbpp
  vbs
  visionegg
  visit
  wannier90
  wannier90-dev
  wnsqlbuilder
  worldwind
  xephem
  xnat
  xorsa
  yale

Just to pick one package at random, acepack (which provides r-cran-
acepack) in the list was removed from Debian and Ubuntu in 2009. I guess
removed or unavailable packages end up getting demoted to Suggests when
the makefile is ran but the fact that there are so many discrepancies in
the package (some of which were corrected in the Ubuntu package but not
picked up by Debian) doesn't give me good feelings.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: science-astronomy (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-2.7-generic 3.9.3
Uname: Linux 3.9.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun  1 20:54:50 2013
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: debian-science
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-05-07 (25 days ago)

** Affects: debian-science (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy
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Please remove debian-science from Ubuntu
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1186657
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