From a93de1ae9efbed3270967eda59b1dd1078c0213b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:09:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] gnu: obnam: Add deprecation warning. * gnu/packages/backup.scm (obnam)[synopsis, description]: Note its retirement. --- gnu/packages/backup.scm | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) 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