Bug#900532: ITP: estscan -- ORF-independent detector of coding DNA sequences
On 6/3/18 10:01 AM, Göran Weinholt wrote:
> Steffen Möller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de> writes:
>
>> Hello Göran,
>>
>> On 6/2/18 10:54 PM, Göran Weinholt wrote:
>>> Steffen Moeller <moeller@debian.org> writes:
>>>
>>>> Package: wnpp
>>>> Severity: wishlist
>>>> Owner: Steffen Moeller <moeller@debian.org>
>>>>
>>>> * Package name : estscan
>>>> Version : 3.0.3
>>>> * URL : http://estscan.sourceforge.net/
>>>> * License : non-free custom
>>>> Programming Lang: C, Fortran
>>>> Description : ORF-independent detector of coding DNA sequences
>>>>
>>>> Continues packaging seeded by Bio-Linux, package is team maintained at
>>>> https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/estscan
>>> Hello Steffen,
>>>
>>> I saw "non-free", got curious, and had a look at the license. To me it
>>> looks fine for main.
>>>
>>> I think the reason it might initially look non-free is § 1 (a), but
>>> before that it says "under one of the following terms", and § 1 (b) is
>>> no more than what's in the GPL and so clearly should be fine for main.
>>> Did I perhaps miss something troublesome in the license?
>>>
>> They don't allow charging for its redistribution with a fee that exceeds
>> material/handling/shipping costs.
> That's what I thought the confusion was about. But we can ignore § 1 (a)
> in the license and choose to redistribute under § 1 (b) instead. Under §
> 1 (b) it doesn't say that we aren't allowed to charge a fee for the
> initial distribution; the limitation on the fee in that case is for when
> someone later comes and asks us for a copy of the source code.
>
> So one could redistribute the binaries for €100 per CD if one only
> charges, let's say, €1-3 per source code CD. Alternatively § 1 (b)
> allows us to distribute the binaries accompanied by the source. This is
> the same as the GPL and should be fine for main.
>
> Now I'm curious why you closed the bug... I could formulate an email to
> debian-legal and ask about the license, if you're still unsure (and if
> it's still relevant)?
;Because I was so damn certain and you could reopen it.
I finally reread it. You are right. I'll re-upload to main.
Many thanks and greetings
Steffen - will close with the upload this time :)
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