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authorTobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>2018-08-20 17:09:10 +0200
committerTobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>2018-09-11 21:03:07 +0200
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gnu: obnam: Add deprecation warning.
* gnu/packages/backup.scm (obnam)[synopsis, description]: Note its retirement.
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/backup.scm15
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/backup.scm b/gnu/packages/backup.scm
index bd4a177ecd..ea5bc8e398 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/backup.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/backup.scm
@@ -740,12 +740,15 @@ NTFS volumes using @code{ntfs-3g}, preserving NTFS-specific attributes.")
("python2-pep8" ,python2-pep8)
("python2-pylint" ,python2-pylint)))
(home-page "https://obnam.org/")
- (synopsis "Easy and secure backup program")
- (description "Obnam is an easy, secure backup program. Features
-include snapshot backups, data de-duplication and encrypted backups
-using GnuPG. Backups can be stored on local hard disks, or online via
-the SSH SFTP protocol. The backup server, if used, does not require
-any special software, on top of SSH.")
+ (synopsis "Retired backup program")
+ (description
+ "Warning: @uref{https://blog.liw.fi/posts/2017/08/13/retiring_obnam/,
+the Obnam project is retired}. You should use another backup solution instead.
+
+Obnam was an easy, secure backup program. Features included snapshot backups,
+data de-duplication and encrypted backups using GnuPG. Backups can be stored on
+local hard disks, or online via the SSH SFTP protocol. The backup server, if
+used, does not require any special software, on top of SSH.")
(license license:gpl3+)))
(define-public dirvish