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 +0000, 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 <farrar.michael@gmail.com> >> 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.michael@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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