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Bug 648560

Summary: media-video/aacskeys package removal
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Steve Dibb (RETIRED) <beandog>
Component: Current packagesAssignee: Gentoo Media-video project <media-video>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX    
Severity: normal CC: treecleaner
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/8197
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Description Steve Dibb (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2018-02-22 22:12:38 UTC
Very old package that was once used for decrypting access to Blu-ray discs. Has since been replaced by libaacs which libbluray uses to access discs. Dead upstream, not useful or relevant anymore.
Comment 1 Wojciech Myrda 2018-04-03 09:12:41 UTC
There is new version of the package  floating around that appeared in march. See more about it here https://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1835773&postcount=555
Comment 2 Steve Dibb (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2018-04-06 21:33:15 UTC
(In reply to Wojciech Myrda from comment #1)
> There is new version of the package  floating around that appeared in march.
> See more about it here
> https://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1835773&postcount=555

Okay, thanks, I'll check that out.
Comment 3 Virgil Dupras (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2018-10-08 12:17:44 UTC
Removed from the tree in april.