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-dev

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