[Bug 1654335] Re: Please remove get-iplayer from all future Ubuntu releases

[dinkypumpkin]

The Debian maintainer is well aware. get-iplayer was not released in
Debian jessie and will not be released in Debian stretch
(https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857871). It will
remain in Debian testing where it belongs. The problem comes because
apparently Ubuntu grabs whatever is in Debian testing and freezes it
into LTS releases. Given that the Debian testing package is usually not
current either, this guarantees 5 years of broken software being
distributed to users and 5 years of support headaches for me. There is
no reason for that, and I want it to stop. It isn't possible for Ubuntu
to provide a working get-iplayer package in its repositories, so it
should not provide any get-iplayer package.

Your arguments against PPAs don't concern me for get-iplayer. If users
can't be bothered, or don't trust PPAs, that is fine. It's the only way
they will get a working package installation, but as long as the choice
is clear I don't see any problem. It's easy enough to install manually,
anyway. As for using a snap, that is not germane here. I don't package
get_iplayer for any distro in any form, and never will. That is done by
third parties. My only concern is to stop supplying Ubuntu/Mint users
with broken software.

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #857871
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857871

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