[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#645487: ensembl: includes GPL code without source

[Jonathan Nieder]

Andreas Tille wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 07:00:23PM -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote:

>> Would you be terribly
>> offended if I requested removal of the current package in the
>> meantime,
>
> Yes, we would be terribly offended and I explicitely do not want
> you to request the removal.

That's a shame.  Removing the package from the archive would be the
obvious way forward, and I can't see how it would interfere with the
packaging effort at all.

>> so we could continue to set a good example by not asking
>> mirrors to violate the GPL?
>
> As I layed out in the ug log I consider your view on this issue
> as wrong and I do not agree - there is no point in overreacting
> in this case.

Disagreeing is fine, but this is a case of the Debian project
knowingly asking mirror admins to violate the GPL.  I don't think I'm
overreacting by pointing that out and trying to get it resolved.

If you think I have misunderstood the GPL, could you point out where
in its text my error is?  If we are misunderstanding each other, is
there someone whose opinion you respect that could help us get the
facts clear?

This is not to say that I don't think packaging ensembl is valuable.
On the contrary, it is a valuable project and I hope it can be a model
for getting similar projects done well in the future without abusing
project resources.

Losing patience,
Jonathan