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Bug 354383 - vmware-server-1 removal request
Summary: vmware-server-1 removal request
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo VMWare Bug Squashers [disabled]
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Reported: 2011-02-10 16:43 UTC by Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED)
Modified: 2011-12-17 13:52 UTC (History)
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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