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> The Debian security team vetoed this option On what grounds?

• _delirium 11y ago
  The high frequency of security issues in both packages makes it a significant burden to support both of them simultaneously: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/02/msg00668.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/02/msg00668.html There appear to also be issues with frequent soname bumps: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/02/msg00651.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/02/msg00651.html
• deleted 11y ago
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• davidgerard 11y ago
  This is answered in the article this post is about.