Fasta3 is non-free just because of some Smith Waterman implementation (Was: Please choose a free license for fasta3 components)

To: Debian Med Project List <debian-med@lists.debian.org>, Steffen Möller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de>
Cc: Alex Mestiashvili <mailatgoogl@gmail.com>
Subject: Fasta3 is non-free just because of some Smith Waterman implementation (Was: Please choose a free license for fasta3 components)
From: Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:05:53 +0200
Message-id: <[🔎] 20190819200553.zahiryvopuxivbfa@an3as.eu>

Hi Steffen,

you have uploaded fasta3.  When I wanted to upgrade to latest upstream I
realised that it is in non-free just because of two files implementing a
Smith Waterman algorithm.  Alex has once contacted upstream as you can
see on our SoftwareLiberation page[1].  At least the wiki page does not
state any response.

I wonder whether you might try to ping upstream or possibly use libssw
or libsmithwaterman as a replacement.

Kind regards

      Andreas.

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

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