On 6/3/18 10:01 AM, Göran Weinholt wrote: > Steffen Möller <steffen_moel...@gmx.de> writes: > >> Hello Göran, >> >> On 6/2/18 10:54 PM, Göran Weinholt wrote: >>> Steffen Moeller <moel...@debian.org> writes: >>> >>>> Package: wnpp >>>> Severity: wishlist >>>> Owner: Steffen Moeller <moel...@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 :)