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

[Ansgar Burchardt]

Andreas Tille <tille at debian.org> writes:
> You are mixing up GPL and DFSG.  GPL says that the source code needs to
> be provided at least at request (and it in this case it is pretty easy
> to obtain the source code).

"The general rule is, if you distribute binaries, you must distribute
the complete corresponding source code too."[1]

"If you make object code available on a network server, you have to
provide the Corresponding Source on a network server as well."[2]

And having a jalview package in the archive does not help as this does
not guarantee we have the source for the exact version of jalview
bundled with ensembl.

Ansgar

[1] <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#UnchangedJustBinary>
[2] <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AnonFTPAndSendSources>