Re: FreeDiams data licensing issue
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 02:28:51PM +0100, Eric MAEKER wrote:
> I can provide a 100% free database using the only FDA drug database, even if in this case, FreeDiams/FreeMedForms lost its main useful (and powerful) part. This does not make sense.
>
> Should we place the FreeMedForms project in Debian non-free ?
>
> Do you have any suggestion for us ?
IMHO it would be the best idea to provide the FreeMedForms binary with
some simple basic but in some aspect useful data. FreeMedForms is free
code and should remain in free if there is any useful data (to
demonstrate its functionality). The rationale for this suggestion is
that you can make Depend / Recommend other packages in main from it.
You can put the "real" data in non-free and the user is free to install
these from there.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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