Hi Nilesh, Thanks for your suggestion. We do periodically consider this, but for the time being we’re sticking with the current license for the MEME Suite.
Charles > On Mar 24, 2021, at 4:13 AM, Nilesh Patra <nil...@debian.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for all your work on MEME :-) > We actually were willing to package MEME inside Debian, so that folks > using Debian or derivatives could simply: "$sudo apt-get install meme" > > And use your great work with ease! > > However, we experience a problem - The current license for MEME states: > > """ > Those desiring to incorporate this software into commercial > products or use for commercial purposes should contact the > Technology Transfer Office, University of California, San > Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, 92093-0910, > Phone: (858) 534-5815. > """ > > This actually ends up going against the Debian Free software > Guidelines[1] (point no. 6 - The license must not restrict anyone from making > use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may > not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being > used for genetic research), > and makes it harder (if not impossible) to package and vendor this > software in the archive. > > Could you please modify the license and allow "everyone" to freely copy, > modify, and distribute the software? > Or make it free software for everyone? Or even better use a free > software in parcticular DFSG compatible license[2]? > > Please do let us know. > > [1]: https://www.debian.org/social_contract (scroll downwards to see DFSG) > [2]: https://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses > > Thanks and regards, > Nilesh > _______________________________________________ > Meme-suite mailing list > meme-su...@u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/meme-suite
