Re: Freeing fasta3 (Was: fasta3_36.3.8g-1_amd64.changes is NEW)

[Andreas Tille]

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 03:16:50PM +0200, Steffen Möller wrote:
> 
> I propose to just let it continue its course into Debian.

I'm fine to leave it in new - may be it takes some time to reach
and convince the authors.

Kind regards

  Andreas.

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Re: Freeing fasta3 (Was: fasta3_36.3.8g-1_amd64.changes is NEW)

[Steffen Möller]

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 +, 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  >>> 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
farrar.mich...@gmail.com. >>> >>> >>> 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

Re: Freeing fasta3 (Was: fasta3_36.3.8g-1_amd64.changes is NEW)

[Alex Mestiashvili]

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 +, 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 
>> 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 farrar.mich...@gmail.com.
>>
>>
>> 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





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Re: Freeing fasta3 (Was: fasta3_36.3.8g-1_amd64.changes is NEW)

[Steffen Möller]

On 4/19/18 1:43 PM, Andreas Tille wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 10:19:31AM +, 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 
> 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 farrar.mich...@gmail.com.
>
>
> 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

Freeing fasta3 (Was: fasta3_36.3.8g-1_amd64.changes is NEW)

[Andreas Tille]

Hi,

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 10:19:31AM +, 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 
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 farrar.mich...@gmail.com.


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].

Thanks for your work on the package anyway

Andreas.


[1] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed/SoftwareLiberation

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