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Bug 354383

Summary: vmware-server-1 removal request
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) <vadimk>
Component: New packagesAssignee: Gentoo VMWare Bug Squashers [disabled] <vmware+disabled>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2011-02-10 16:43:24 UTC
Unmaintained. Required modules (1.0.0.15) fails to compile with current kernel.
Comment 1 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2011-02-10 16:59:16 UTC
To be masked and removed:
=app-emulation/vmware-server-1*
=app-emulation/vmware-player-1*
=app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15*
app-emulation/vmware-server-console
app-emulation/vmware-gsx-console
Comment 2 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2011-02-15 13:31:54 UTC
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle/general/index.html

VMware Server 	General Availability End of General Support

Version 2.x 	2008/09/23 	     2011/06/30
Version 1.x 	2006/07/12 	     2010/03/23

*VMware Server was declared End Of Availability on January 2010. Support will be limited to Technical Guidance for the duration of the support term.
Comment 3 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2011-02-18 16:02:18 UTC
VMware Workstation 	General Availability	End of General Support

Version 6.x     	2007/05/09 	2011/04/27
Version 5.x     	2005/04/07 	EOS Reached


vmware-workstation-5.5.9.126128.ebuild needs to be masked as well