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

[Howard Chu]

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Hefee wrote:
> 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.

I would still recommend using purple-otr instead, since it supports both pidgin and finch.
https://github.com/hyc/purple-otr

> 
> 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?
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>> 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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