Re: EVMS about to be removed from Debian

> -----Original Message-----
> > It is not developed so its destiny is to die.
> 
> Says who? The last release of GNU make was done just 2 month after
> EVMS'
> last release. When will Debian remove this one, then?

Debian will remove it when it stops working. EVMS is still largely functional. However, there are now incompatibilities with newer Linux kernels that prevent certain functions from functioning properly. For example, EVMS is now unable to create snapshots of raid devices with recent Linux kernels. Debian removed it because of bug reports concerning this package and a lack of response from the developers.

Unless someone takes the time to revisit the code and update it to match the newer Linux kernel interfaces, it is destined to die. I personally love the software and think IBM and their developers did an outstanding job on it! However, a lack of resources (funding and people) mean this project is effectively dead.

BTW, I do want to say thank you to all the developers who kept it alive this long! They put time and effort into this project long after their jobs had moved on. Kudos!


Anthony Brock
Senior Network Security Engineer
Oregon State University - Network Engineering
http://oregonstate.edu/net/security/

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