I intend to orphan the wvdial package. The package has been removed from
testing because wvstreams is RC-buggy due to the its dependency on
libssl1.0.2. The whole story is in #901361 [0].
The persons that intends to adopt wvdial should also look after
wvstreams. wvdial is the only reverse dependency of wvdial.
I will request the removal of wvdial (including wvstreams) in one month
time if nobody adopts it.

The package description is:
 WvDial sacrifices some of the flexibility of programs like "chat" in order
 to make dialup configuration easier. With WvDial,
 modems are detected automatically and only three additional parameters
 are required: the telephone number, username, and password. WvDial knows
 enough to dial with most modems and log in to most servers without any
 other help.
 .

[0] https://bugs.debian.org/901361

Sebastian

control: tags 901361 - moreinfo
control: reassign 901879 ftp.debian.org
control: retitle 901879 RM: wvdial -- unmaintained, dead upstream, depends on wvdial

here I am one month later. Nobody tried to adopt wvdial or wvstreams
within the last month.
Please remove both from unstable.

Sebastian

Control: reassign -1 wnpp
Control: retitle -1 O: wvdial -- intelligent Point-to-Point Protocol dialer

This is not a reason for removal.

It is not even clear that you followed proper process before orphaning
the package.

Removal would be mean after Reiner did a patch to fix wvstreams.
If you want to do something useful, you could review that patch.

cu
Adrian

I wasn't aware that there were intentions to remove the packages.
On the PTS page of wvdial I see it now, but on the wvstreams that was not
visible.

wvdial still has a quite high popcon number, so I guess there are still
some users.

A review of the patch would indeed be appreciated.

Kind regards,
   Reiner