[OTR-dev] Project status - release to next Debian release ( trixie)?

Hefee hefee at debian.org
Wed Mar 5 13:01:39 EST 2025


Hey,

thanks a lot for some insights into the the "project status" and this makes me 
feel comfortable to ship libotr and pidgin-otr in trixie.

Regards,

hefee 

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On Mittwoch, 5. März 2025 01:03:26 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit Jurre van 
Bergen wrote:
> Hi Hefee,
> 
> On 04/03/2025 22:26, Hefee wrote:
> > Hey,
> > 
> > thanks a lot for this fast response on the git repos, than I keep the
> > links to point to otr.cyperpunks.ca.
> 
> Perfect!
> 
> > That at least give me a first idea, that there are still people caring
> > about libotr. *yeah*
> > 
> > As the next Debian release (trixie) will soon happen, I started to look at
> > the packages, if they are still vital for the next years.
> > 
> > libotr/pidgin-otr doesn't seen any update since 2016. As I cannot scan
> > through the bugtracker I cannot decide, if bugs are just piling up or is
> > OTR just in "maintanacne mode". With "maintance mode" I mean no active
> > development, but issues may be fixed, if they are to big to ignore ;)
> 
> Those will get fixed yeah!
> 
> > * Are you aware of any issue, that would mark libotr or pidgin-otr as
> > please do not ship it to endusers?
> 
> Personally no, except that Pidgin itself is a trash fire :)
> 
> > * Are security vulnerabilities still been processed?
> 
> Yes, if someone reports a security vulnerability and becomes known to us
> we'd ship a new version and will request a cve.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jurre
> 
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