[Bug 1853003] [NEW] [20.04] Please remove ibmasm-utils package from the Archive

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Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer) has assigned this bug to you for ibmasm-utils in Ubuntu:

Hi,
this package is severely outdated has no upstream anymore and is meant to support HW that doesn't exist for years.

The package src:ibmasm-utils in the version that Ubuntu has is responsible and providing drivers for (from its Readme):
- Remote Supervisor Adapter, which is an option on specific models
of xSeries servers (Remote Mouse / Keyboard available if the
Adapter firmware supports those functions)

There are newer versions in Suse/RedHat (http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/dag/redhat/el6/i386/ibmusbasm-1.10.2-1.2.el6.rf.i686.html) that would build more:
- Advanced System Management PCI Adapter card and its associated
Shared Serial Port.
- Advanced System Management Processor, which is part of the
planar board on specific models of Netfinity and IBM eServer
xSeries servers
- Automatic Server Restart (ASR) which is built onto the
planar board of specific models of xSeries servers
- Remote Supervisor Adapter, which is an option on specific models
of xSeries servers

But even in RH/Suse this was removed later releases it seems.

But all that is outdated and no more needed IMHO.
The product itself is at [1] and in Wiki [2].

There is a kernel driver which still exists "ibmasm" but the last real
update (not just global search and replace to API/infrastructure
changes) is more than a decade ago.

I doubt it is ever used in former still active releases of Ubuntu, but if so that is fine.
OTOH I think it would be wrong to let it enter another Ubuntu LTS, therefore please consider removing this from Ubuntu releases.

[1]: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/overview-remote-supervisor-adapter
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Remote_Supervisor_Adapter

** Affects: ibmasm-utils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Ubuntu Package Archive Administrators (ubuntu-archive)
         Status: New

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[20.04] Please remove  ibmasm-utils package from the Archive
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