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Despite the very occasional upstream commit/merge, the current upstream project
owner has made it clear (via email, issues [1], and action) that they don't
intend to maintain this project. The last upstream release was in 2019 and they
have indicated they don't plan to make any new releases.

This project is essentially dead and no longer suitable for inclusion in the
Debian archive... or for use on any system. This package should be removed and
anyone who was using it should find an alternative solution.

[1] https://github.com/rsnapshot/rsnapshot/issues/191#issuecomment-562460327

Thanks,

Please don't remove rsnapshot - it is a far too important package to lose.

IMHO the issue is really minor: rsnapshot is a stable software which had
very few changes over last several years.

Even if unmaintained upstream it will remain usable for years to come.

As a project we are perfectly capable to apply patches here and there, as
required even without upstream support.

Also I'm not aware of any conceptual alternatives to rsnapshot. In a sense
it is a unique software implementing a special (and extraordinary useful)
approach to backups.

Thanks.

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Version 1.4.4-1

Hi,

With Michael's agreement, I have taken over maintaining rsnapshot. I have just
uploaded version 1.4.4-1.

Thanks.

Mark