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>>>>> On Mon, 03 Aug 2020, Jeffrey Walton wrote:

>> Well, it is feature complete then.
>> 
>> The same is true for most of the lightweight implementations in the
>> list. Why would that be a problem?

> "I do not recommend it use."

*shrug* It compiles and works, and upstream appears to be responsive.
No good reason for dropping it from a distro (and breaking existing
users' workflows).