On 03/28/2012 11:21 AM, Andreas Tille wrote: > Hi Alex, > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:16:00AM +0200, Alex Mestiashvili wrote: > >> we have seq-gen 1.3.2 uploaded to debian, but it turns out that it >> depends on PAML [0],[1] which is non-free. >> > Could you please be a bit more about "Depends". Is it including > code of paml or just depends from the package (which would make > seq-gen rather be a target for contrib than for non-free)? > Depends on code from PAML: http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/debian-med/trunk/packages/seq-gen/trunk/debian/copyright?view=markup > >> I contacted both upstream and author of PAML [2] asking about >> possibility to change the license, but unfortunately I didn't get any >> answer from Professor Yang. >> > It is always a good idea to CC debian-med mailing list about those > attempts just to have a record about this. Because this was not yet > done, perhaps you might foreward me a copy and I try "independently" > from you again which might make the request more urgent. > I did that partially: http://lists.debian.org/debian-med/2012/01/msg00241.html Andrew Rambaut answered (ignoring CC to debian-med) that He has permission from Yang to use this code, which is useless for us in licensing question.
Zhieng Yang asks to use a forum for questions and bug reports, so there was no easy way to CC to debian-med. Here is the thread: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/discussions/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=9306 > >> I would like to upload the new version of seq-gen (current watch file is >> broken) because there is some number of users according popcon statistics. >> How should I proceed now ? simply change section to non-free/science in >> the debian/control and upload the new version? >> > Depending on your answer to my question above it is probably > contrib/science and yes if paml can not be freed this would be the way > to go. > Good, than I will prepare the package for non-free. > Kind regards > > Andreas. > Thank you, Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
