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Bug#1128905: libx11-6: 19-year-old NEWS.Debian file added

From Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.maint.x
Subject Bug#1128905: libx11-6: 19-year-old NEWS.Debian file added
Date 2026-02-24 19:20 +0100
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On 2026-02-24 18:53:34 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2026-02-24 19:31:29 +0200, Timo Aaltonen wrote:
> > What do you mean by "added"? It hasn't been touched since 2008.
> 
> No, it has just been added into "/usr/share/doc/libx11-6".

The Debian changelog file says:

libx11 (2:1.8.3-2) unstable; urgency=medium
[...]
  * rules: NEWS got removed, don't try to install it.
[...]
 -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org>  Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:02:56 +0200

I suspect that it has been reinstalled by mistake in 2:1.8.13-1.

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Bug#1128905: libx11-6: 19-year-old NEWS.Debian file added Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-02-24 12:30 +0100
  Bug#1128905: libx11-6: 19-year-old NEWS.Debian file added Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-02-24 19:00 +0100
    Bug#1128905: libx11-6: 19-year-old NEWS.Debian file added Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org> - 2026-02-24 19:10 +0100
      Bug#1128905: libx11-6: 19-year-old NEWS.Debian file added Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org> - 2026-02-24 19:20 +0100
        Bug#1128905: libx11-6: 19-year-old NEWS.Debian file added Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2026-02-24 20:20 +0100
          Bug#1128905: libx11-6: 19-year-old NEWS.Debian file added Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-02-24 20:40 +0100
    Bug#1128905: libx11-6: 19-year-old NEWS.Debian file added Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-02-24 19:20 +0100

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