readseq2

Hi,

I am a Debian package maintainer, and while trying to package readseq v2, we found that it embeds software with different copyrights/licenses though it is claimed to be public domain (http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/soft/molbio/readseq/java/Readseq2-help.html#Availability).

Some java sources are copyrighted by Sun Microsystems.

And src/flybase/FastVector and FastStack prevent commercial usage (and as such prevent readseq from being used in commiercial case):

* @(#)Stack.java^I1.12 95/08/11

* Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software

* and its documentation for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes and without

* fee is hereby granted provided that this copyright notice

* appears in all copies. Please refer to the file "copyright.html"

* for further important copyright and licensing information.

* SUN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF

* THE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED

* TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A

* PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SUN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR

* ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR

* DISTRIBUTING THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES.

src/flybase/utils has code from:

but we do not know what license is applied to this code

Could you please clarify license(s) for the provided the code and update your license accordingly.

Regarding flybase non-commercial code, can it be safelly removed in a way or an other to keep the software free of use ?

Current code is not compliant with claimed license and has usage restrictions.

Regards

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