On 4/19/18 3:07 PM, Alex Mestiashvili wrote: > On 04/19/2018 02:44 PM, Steffen Möller wrote: >> >> On 4/19/18 1:43 PM, > Andreas Tille wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 10:19:31AM +0000, Debian FTP Masters wrote: >>>> binary:fasta3 is NEW. >>>> binary:fasta3-doc is NEW. >>>> binary:fasta3-doc is NEW. >>>> binary:fasta3 is NEW. >>>> source:fasta3 is NEW. >>>> >>>> Your package has been put into the NEW queue, which requires manual action >>>> from the ftpteam to process. The upload was otherwise valid (it had a good >>>> OpenPGP signature and file hashes are valid), so please be patient. >>> nice. Did anybody checked the only reason for making this package non-free: >>> >>> >>> Files: src/glo[bc]al_sse2.[ch] >>> src/smith_waterman_sse2.c >>> Copyright: 2006,2010 Michael Farrar <[email protected]> >>> License: Academics-only >>> This program may not be sold or incorporated into a commercial product, >>> in whole or in part, without written consent of Michael Farrar. For >>> further information regarding permission for use or reproduction, please >>> contact: Michael Farrar at [email protected]. >>> >>> >>> I think chances to get 8 year old software freed from the restriction >>> are worth trying. It would be nice if you could do so and record your >>> attempt here[1]. >>> >>> [1] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed/SoftwareLiberation >> >> I agree, Andreas. It should be well in the interest of the other authors >> to have >> that "academics only" constraint removed. They may even not be aware of it. >> >> Alex kindly helped out (and nicely improved the packaging!) with his >> sponsoring. >> I had asked for it since it was nagging badly on the bottom of a long >> todo list >> and do not want open any extra mental slot for it. So, someone else please >> address such follow-ups. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Steffen >> >> > > Hi Steffen and Andreas, > > Wouldn't it be better to dcut it now (if not too late), try to resolve > the issue and re-upload ? > > Thanks, > Alex The package can move any time from non-free to main once upstream decides to free also the last bit of their software.
I propose to just let it continue its course into Debian. Best, Steffen
