Hi Olof, Olof <[email protected]> writes: > I wonder if there is a possibility to package this toolkit: > The Einstein Toolkit is a community-driven software platform of core > computational tools to advance and support research in relativistic > astrophysics and gravitational physics.
Yes, I think it would be a good idea to have it in Debian. It could be either in Debian Science, or in Debian Astro. > Some of the modules may not be free though? It seems that many components are GPL-3.0, which fits into the Debian guidelines. I didn't check completely, also for the dependencies which must be Open Source as well. But if one hits this, it may be worth to discuss with upstream- > What do you think, if it's possible I can think of helping package > this one. That sounds like a larger project, and my experience is often hard to find people who will do the packaging. Therefore, my recommendation would be: start yourself, with the most important (for you) components. If you do this within the Debian Astro or Debian Science team, we will help you resolving the problems that appear on this way. Having it started may then gather interest from others (maybe even from upstream) to get their important packages into Debian, so there is a good chance to get some help in subsequent efforts. Best regards Ole
