[Debian-med-packaging] Mothur - Debian patches

[Tomasz Buchert]

On 14/09/15 14:53, Tim Booth wrote:
> > >
> > > I made a separate source package because Mothur is updated frequently
> > > but this will be updated infrequently if at all.
> >
> > Hi Tim,
> > I guess it makes me volunteering obsolete?
>
> In what sense?  I've just nicked all your updates for the main Mothur
> package and put them into Bio-Linux, so from my point of view you are
> being very helpful. :-)  Mothur updates a lot so if you have the time to
> keep on top of it this is fantastic - I wish I had the time myself but I
> don't.  I apologise for not reading the changelog properly and thus
> thinking that the updates came from Andreas - he's just corrected me on
> this and I'll talk directly to you about anything I do with Mothur from
> now on.

Oh no, you misunderstood me here! :)
Volunteering for the multi-tarball packaging in this case.
I'm totally fine to work on the packaging of mothur.

>
> > >
> > > You probably also want to check my assertion in debian/copyright that
> > > this is not a creative work and not subject to copyright.  As I didn't
> > > think I was sending this package to Debian Med I didn't give it too much
> > > thought.
> >
> > I'm confused: in what sense these files are not creative work? The
> > page you mentioned plainly states "This code is made available without
> > warranty for non-commercial use only" and "Permission is granted for
> > anyone to copy, use, or modify these programs and documents for
> > purposes of research or education, (..)". It looks quite incompatible
> > with DFSG to me.
> >
> > Although these files are only data, I'd say that they are incompatible
> > with DFSG, just to be on the safe side.
>
> Like I said, take 'em or leave 'em.  Most people are moving away from
> 454 anyway so these files become increasingly less relevant.

Ok. I'm fine to keep the patch in Debian in any case.

Tomasz

>
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