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[gregor herrmann <1907422@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:25:09 -0000, Didier Roche wrote:

> [Summary]
> We need to assess the situation of package updates. We are several
> releases behind (5 years behind) and have some CVE as distro-patch
> as a consequence. Some DD just took it over in January it seems,
> but didn’t update to current releases.

It is maintained under the umbrella of the Debian Perl Group now
after havin been orphaned for some time.

The reason at least I haven't looked at the newer upstream releases
is that Debian is in Soft Freeze and libintl-{xs-,}perl have high
installation counts, so changes might be disruptive at this point.

HTH,
gregor, Debian Perl Group.
 

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