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Re: Bug #866601: RFS: segyio package is ready



Dear Jørgen,

On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 05:40:06PM +0000, Jørgen Kvalsvik wrote:

> I consider the package segyio ready for consideration in Debian, and I'm
> looking for a sponsor for the package.
> 
> Please see https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=866601 and
> https://mentors.debian.net/package/segyio for more details.

I am willing to sponsor your package if you accept to put it under the Debian
Science Team umbrella.

Instructions are there:

 http://debian-science.alioth.debian.org/debian-science-policy.html

(you should mostly follow them except for two things: 1) priority "extra" has
been deprecated, so "optional" should be used instead; 2) in the Vcs-Browser
field, "/git/" should be replaced by "/cgit/").

Ideally you should also categorize your package in one of the metapackages, see
chapter 2 (or even create a new metapackage if your package fits into no
existing category).

I quickly looked at your packaging and it looks good. One point: you put your
packaging under the GPL, while upstream code is under the LGPL. Even though I
am a strong GPL-advocate, this may not be the right choice: this means that
patches that you contribute will not be under a license suitable for upstream.
So the recommended practice is to use the same license in the packaging as
upstream, but in the last analysis this is your call.

Best,

-- 
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