Re: Bug#875876: RFS: python-dtcwt/0.12.0-1

[Ghislain Vaillant <ghisvail@gmail.com>]

FYI, here is the interpretation of the license by the upstream author. I 
asked about it back when I did the initial release, and no issue was 
raised by the FTP team.

https://github.com/rjw57/dtcwt/issues/109

It would be nice to have this matter cleared once for all, as I don't 
want to have to justify my work on this package every time a different 
sponsor comes in.

Cheers,
Ghis


On 16/09/17 12:32, Ghislain Vaillant wrote:
> The copyright you quoted applies to the code from the original 
> implementation in MATLAB.
>
> This code is a complete rewrite in Python, so the original copyright 
> should not apply. Not sure why this file is provided since the two code 
> bases are different.
>
> Anyway I am open to hear from a second opinion from d-legal.
>
> Ghis
>
> Le 16 sept. 2017 11:20, "Herbert Fortes" <terberh@gmail.com 
> <mailto:terberh@gmail.com>> a écrit :
>
>     Hi Ghislain Vaillant,
>
>      > Package: sponsorship-requests
>      > Severity: normal
>      >
>      > Dear mentors,
>      >
>      > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "python-dtcwt"
>      >
>      > * Package name    : python-dtcwt
>      >   Version         : 0.12.0-1
>      >   Upstream Author : Rich Wareham <rich.github@richwareham.com
>     <mailto:rich.github@richwareham.com>>
>      > * URL             : https://github.com/rjw57/dtcwt
>      > * License         : BSD
>      >   Section         : science
>      >
>
>     Cc: debian-legal
>
>
>     python-dtcwt is in Debian since 2015, but ORIGINAL_README.txt[0]
>     file is a bit problematic. I need someone to do a second check on
>     copyright.
>
>     [0] -
>     https://anonscm.debian.org/git/debian-science/packages/python-dtcwt.git/tree/ORIGINAL_README.txt
>     <https://anonscm.debian.org/git/debian-science/packages/python-dtcwt.git/tree/ORIGINAL_README.txt>
>
>     It is said:
>
>     "This code is copyright and is supplied free of charge for research
>     purposes only. In return for supplying the code, all I ask is that, if
>     you use the algorithms, you give due reference to this work in any
>     papers that you write and that you let me know if you find any good
>     applications for the DT CWT. If the applications are good, I would be
>     very interested in collaboration. I accept no liability arising from use
>     of these algorithms."
>
>       - ... free of charge for research only ...
>       - ... all I ask is ... let me know if you find any good ...
>
>     The package is BSD, but COPYING.txt file says:
>
>     "This licence applies to any parts of this library which are novel
>     in comparison
>     to the original DTCWT MATLAB toolbox written by Nick Kingsbury and Cian
>     Shaffrey. See the ORIGINAL_README.txt file for details on any further
>     restrictions of use."
>
>     It does not look to be in "main" to me.
>
>
>
>     Regards,
>     Herbert