Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder7.news.weretis.net!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Andreas Tille Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: Re: [Help] Re: Bug#939181: cycle: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:50:01 +0200 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: Michael Kesper X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Wed Sep 18 15:47:50 2019 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.34 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SARE_MLH_Stock10=1.66] autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate:hard: -4.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: NeoMutt/20170113 (1.7.2) X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/17372 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20190918154736.aaj6lpqplx4ecpto@an3as.eu Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 21 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Cc: debian-python@lists.debian.org X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:47:36 +0200 X-Original-Message-ID: <20190918154736.aaj6lpqplx4ecpto@an3as.eu> X-Original-References: <55ac32fe-a848-25c7-90ac-7eb7ede78eb7@p10link.net> <20190916093849.stchjxhwibsb7ydx@an3as.eu> <14f9d1ff-52e5-084f-94a1-e31ea1b9f09d@schokokeks.org> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:11834 Hi Michael, On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 11:56:48AM +0200, Michael Kesper wrote: > But honestly, it should better be ripped out and use > real encryption. The docstring tells so: > The rotor module has been removed from the Python 2.4 > distribution because > > the rotor module uses an insecure algorithm and is deprecated. > ============================================================== While I for sure agree with you on principle this would mean becoming upstream for cycle. If there is some volunteer for doing this I'd be really happy. Kind regards Andreas. -- http://fam-tille.de