Package: mumps
Version: 5.8.2-1
Severity: serious

Hi,

I've been reviewing the DFSG team's history for mumps and we have a serious 
problem with the CeCILL-C license. As Andrew Mitchell pointed out in his recent 
review (https://dfsg-new-queue.debian.org/reviews/mumps), this license is not 
compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines. While the package was 
accepted for now to avoid immediate disruption, its presence in main is a DFSG 
violation that must be resolved.

You need to contact upstream immediately to negotiate a move to a standard 
DFSG-free license like LGPL-2+ or to see if they can provide a version of 
CeCILL-C that actually meets our guidelines. If upstream is unwilling to 
relicense, the package cannot remain in main and must be moved to non-free.

-rt

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