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-/askbot-fedmsg-0.0.3.tar.gz
-/askbot-fedmsg-0.0.4.tar.gz
-/askbot-fedmsg-0.0.5.tar.gz
-/askbot-fedmsg-0.1.0.tar.gz
-/askbot-fedmsg-0.1.1.tar.gz
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+askbot has been retired
diff --git a/python-askbot-fedmsg.spec b/python-askbot-fedmsg.spec
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-%global distname askbot-fedmsg
-%global modname askbot_fedmsg
-
-Name:               python-askbot-fedmsg
-Version:            0.1.1
-Release:            1%{?dist}
-Summary:            Askbot plugin for emitting events to the Fedora message bus
-
-Group:              Development/Libraries
-License:            LGPLv2+
-URL:                http://pypi.python.org/pypi/askbot-fedmsg
-Source0:            http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/a/%{distname}/%{distname}-%{version}.tar.gz
-
-BuildArch:          noarch
-
-BuildRequires:      python2-devel
-BuildRequires:      python-setuptools
-BuildRequires:      fedmsg
-BuildRequires:      askbot
-
-Requires:           fedmsg
-Requires:           askbot
-
-
-%description
-An askbot plugin for sending messages across the Fedora Infrastructure
-message bus.  This plugin hooks itself up to django signals sent by askbot
-and simply republishes information to the fedmsg bus.
-
-%prep
-%setup -q -n %{distname}-%{version}
-
-# Remove bundled egg-info in case it exists
-rm -rf %{modname}.egg-info
-
-%build
-%{__python} setup.py build
-
-%install
-%{__python} setup.py install -O1 --skip-build --root=%{buildroot}
-
-%files
-%doc README.rst LICENSE
-%{python_sitelib}/%{modname}.py*
-%{python_sitelib}/%{modname}-%{version}*
-
-%changelog
-* Wed Sep 24 2014 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 0.1.1-1
-- Send language_code along with fedmsg payload.
-
-* Sat Jun 07 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.1.0-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Apr 26 2014 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 0.1.0-1
-- Try to use FAS usernames instead of askbot login names if possible.
-
-* Sun Aug 04 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.0.5-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Tue Feb 12 2013 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 0.0.5-1
-- Latest upstream includes bugfix for fedmsg cert_prefix.
-
-* Mon Feb 04 2013 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 0.0.4-1
-- Latest upstream includes a little bit more information.
-
-* Sun Feb 03 2013 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 0.0.3-1
-- Latest upstream with bugfix.
-
-* Sun Feb 03 2013 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 0.0.2-1
-- Initial package for Fedora
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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-f930ed511a23494b6a562489d1c32f38  askbot-fedmsg-0.1.1.tar.gz