Bug#926416: licensing Re: ITP: conda
Hi Rebecca,
Conda itself, as a python package manager indeed does not require
nonfree blobs such as intel-mkl to function. Only some of the the
packages it downloads require, say intel-mkl, cudnn or alike.
However, if conda toolchains can be used to setup standalone servers,
I'll not stand in the way as long as anyone is willing to work on that.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 06:20:49PM +0100, Rebecca N. Palmer wrote:
> Note that these are distinct:
> - conda, the package manager itself; BSD-3 licensed
> - Anaconda Individual Edition, a bundle of conda + some commonly-used
> packages; non-DFSG-free as it includes intel-mkl and cudnn
> (https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/eula/)
> - Anaconda repository, the server conda uses by default
> (https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/); has a no-unauthorized-mirrors policy
>
> conda does not have to use its default server, as packages can be created
> with conda-build (also BSD-3 licensed) and distributed with standard web
> servers: https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/create-custom-channels.html
>
> Did you find an intel-mkl dependency in conda itself, or only in packages?
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