[ACTION REQUIRED] Retiring packages for F-17

[Björn Persson]

Wes Hardaker wrote:
> I agree; I fail to see why a package should be removed if it is still
> compiling (and testing if a test suite is part of it) properly in the
> build system.  Sure, it could be out of date but that's better than
> non-existent.
> 
> Now, if it fails to build then yes: there is no choice but to remove it.

Or if it has a security bug that nobody is trying to fix. And how will the 
project become aware of newly discovered security bugs in orphan packages?

Björn Persson
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