Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : opencascade Version : 7.2.0 Upstream Author : Open CASCADE S.A.S. * URL : https://www.opencascade.com/ * License : LGPL with exception Programming Lang: C++ Description : Open CASCADE Technology is a suite for 3D surface and solid modeling
Open CASCADE Technology is a suite for 3D surface and solid modeling, visualization, data exchange and rapid application development. It is an excellent platform for development of numerical simulation software including CAD/CAM/CAE, AEC and GIS, as well as PDM applications. The `opencascade` package was previously included in Debian and last seen in 2011 according to http://snapshot.debian.org/package/opencascade/6.5.0.dfsg-2/. It was removed due to its "OCCT License" which was deemed incompatible. However, this license was changed in 2013 for versions 6.7.0+ to LGPL with an additional exception, available at https://www.opencascade.com/content/licensing. A community fork, OCE, was introduced, but development has stalled on the fork while development on OCCT has accelerated, and so the FreeCAD project which I am a part of has decided to move back to OCCT. Additionally, newer versions of the `netgen` package depend on OCCT, and FreeCAD in turn depends on Netgen, so getting OCCT back in to Debian would benefit the FreeCAD project significantly.
