diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1307d8..807e792 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-xdx-2.4.tar.gz
+xdx-2.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c90bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This package was retired on 2011-07-25 due to it being unable to build this package for multiple releases (FTBFS).
diff --git a/sources b/sources
deleted file mode 100644
index bd807ce..0000000
--- a/sources
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-b6ba2d4fb8dd3b9cf2806902a7a284e7  xdx-2.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/xdx.spec b/xdx.spec
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index 66aa770..0000000
--- a/xdx.spec
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@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-Name:           xdx
-Version:        2.4.1
-Release:        1%{?dist}
-Summary:        DX-cluster tcp/ip client for amateur radio
-
-Group:          Applications/Communications
-License:        GPLv2+
-URL:            http://pg4i.chronos.org.uk/linux/%{name}.html
-Source0:        http://pg4i.chronos.org.uk/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig, gtk2-devel, gettext, desktop-file-utils
-#Requires:       
-
-%description
-Xdx is a client to connect to a DX-cluster. Dx messages will be displayed
-in a list, announcements will go to a text display.
-
-As well as the usual functions, if you have hamlib installed it can control
-the radio and set the frequency simply by double clicking a DX-spot
-(using rigctl).
-
-%prep
-%setup -q
-
-
-%build
-%configure
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
-
-
-%install
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
-%find_lang %{name}
-
-desktop-file-install --vendor fedora --delete-original  \
-        --dir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications   \
-        --remove-category Application \
-        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/Xdx.desktop
-
-#don't include backup file in package
-rm -f `find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name *~`
-
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
-
-%files -f %{name}.lang
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%doc README AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING NEWS
-%{_bindir}/%{name}
-%{_datadir}/%{name}
-%{_datadir}/applications/*
-%{_datadir}/man/man1/%{name}.1.gz
-
-
-%changelog
-* Sun Dec 22 2008 Sindre Pedersen Bjørdal <sindrepb@fedoraproject.org> 2.4.1-1
-- Upstream update
-
-* Thu Feb 28 2008 Robert 'Bob' Jensen <bob@bobjensen.com> 2.4-2
-- Submit for review
-
-* Tue Dec 05 2007 Robert 'Bob' Jensen <bob@bobjensen.com> 2.4-1
-- Upstream update
-
-* Thu Nov 22 2007 Sindre Pedersen Bjørdal <foolish@guezz.net> 2.3-2
-- Update License to GPLv2+
-- Add gettext dependency
-- Add desktop-file-utils shebang
-- Don't include backup files
-
-* Tue Nov 20 2007 Robert 'Bob' Jensen <bob@bobjensen.com> 2.3-1
-- Initial SPEC
-