[asterisk-dev] [Code Review] Remove chan_usbradio and app_rpt.

[Sean Bright]

On 3/9/2012 8:48 AM, Steve Totaro wrote:
> I am not sure why it is not maintained when Jim Dixon has the code on 
> the repo, supposedly something in Asterisk is broken and broke app_rpt.

There is nothing broken in Asterisk that broke app_rpt.  APIs evolve 
between major releases, and module owners need to update their code 
accordingly.  If that doesn't happen, modules don't compile.  The idea 
that a module written for 1.2 or 1.4 would still compile and be loadable 
without any modification by Asterisk 1.8 or 10 is unrealistic.

Based on your posts to -dev and -users, it appears that there is a 
working solution - use Jim's fork of 1.4 and you're good to go.  If Jim 
or someone else in your community got the module compiling and 
functional for the supported branches, I don't see why it couldn't be 
reintroduced.  As it stands, no one is stepping up to do that, so I 
don't see a compelling reason to keep it around.  If the issue is 
signing the contributor licensing agreement, there is nothing stopping 
you or someone else in the community maintaining working versions of 
app_rpt in a separate repository and distributing them separately.

Sean