[Bug 498058] [NEW] debsecan should be removed from Ubuntu repositories

[Paul Tagliamonte]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: debsecan

Debsecan should be removed from the Ubuntu repositories because it
serves no purpose at this point. debsescan interfaces to the debian
security tracker [1]. This is all well and good, but we have a different
naming scheme for some packages, and a few diversions from upstream
packages ( patches etc ) that cause this application to report bad data.

This package is a very valuable resource, so I propose a diversion from
Debian, and create a ubusecan tool that uses launchpadlib to work off
our CVE reports. This would produce accurate output without having to
translate upstream names to downstream package names and compensate for
patches applied.


[1]: http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker

** Affects: debsecan (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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debsecan should be removed from Ubuntu repositories
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