Control: retitle -1 IFP: x13as -- seasonal adjustment software for modeling time series Control: owner -1 ! Dear Rytis, dear Bertrand, On Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:12:23 +0100 Rytis Bagdziunas <rbagd@openmailbox.org> wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name : x-13arima-seats > Version : 1.1-9 > Upstream Author : U.S. Government <x12@census.gov> > * URL : http://www.census.gov/srd/www/x13as > * License : Public Domain > Programming Lang: Fortran 77 > Description : Seasonal adjustment software for modelling time series > > X-13ARIMA-SEATS is a seasonal adjustment software produced, distributed, > and maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau. I am also interested in uploading X-13ARIMA-SEATS to Debian. I just came across this ITP, after already doing much of the work on my side. Since the ITP currently has no owner (it was automatically retitled as RFP, because of prolonged inactivity), I am setting myself as its new owner; but I don't want anyone to feel excluded, so don't hesitate to tell me if you want to (co-)maintain the package. As you already discussed, the main concern with the package is its license. I started another thread on debian-legal@ about another clause that had not yet been discussed, namely the requirement to do “no harm” to the U.S. The conclusion of the thread is that it makes the package clearly non-free. See: https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2018/08/msg00000.html So it is my intention to upload the package to the non-free section. Of course, this does not prevent us from contacting the authors again and trying to obtain another license change that would make the package DSFG-compatible (at which point it could be moved to the main section). Rytis: you mentioned that you had a manpage ready. It would be nice to include them in the package, so don't hesitate to send it to me if you still have it around. Also note that I intend to maintain this package within the Debian Science Team, but again this can be changed if this does not suit you. Best, -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Sébastien Villemot ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ http://sebastien.villemot.name ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ http://www.debian.org
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