[Python-modules-team] Comments regarding python-scipy_0.14.0-1_amd64.changes

[Julian Taylor]

On 06.06.2014 22:27, Julian Taylor wrote:
> On 03.06.2014 15:59, Julian Taylor wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Thorsten Alteholz
>> <ftpmaster at ftp-master.debian.org> wrote:
>>> Dear Maintainer,
>>>
>>> can you please explain why files containing such text:
>>> (scipy-0.14.0/scipy/io/tests/data/*.sav)
>>>
>>>  NOTICE:
>>>
>>>   IDL Save/Restore files embody unpublished proprietary information
>>>   about the IDL program. Reverse engineering of this file is therefore
>>>   forbidden under the terms of the IDL End User License Agreement
>>>   (IDL EULA). All IDL users are required to read and agree to the
>>>   terms of the IDL EULA at the time that they install IDL.
>>>   Software that reads or writes files in the IDL Save/Restore format
>>>   must have a license from ITT Visual Information Solutions
>>>   explicitly granting the right to do so. In this case, the license
>>>   will be included with the software for your inspection. Please
>>>   report software that does not have such a license to
>>>   ITT Visual Information Solutions (info at ittvis.com).
>>>
>>> can be added to main?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>  Thorsten
>>>
>>>
>>
>> the implementation that reads these files (scipy/io/idl.py) contains
>> following statement:
>>
>> # This code was developed by with permission from ITT Visual Information
>> # Systems. IDL(r) is a registered trademark of ITT Visual Information Systems,
>> # Inc. for their Interactive Data Language software.
>>
>> I'll check with upstream if they have more detailed documentation on
>> the extent of the permission.
>>
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I have also asked debian-legal for advice. The thread is here:
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2014/06/msg00001.html
> 
> Upstream pretty much has the same opinion as Steve that the EULA is
> likely not valid and not a reason to remove the code.
> Details on the permission mentioned in the source have not shown up yet.
> 
> I guess it is you the ftp-masters who will have to decide whether this
> is ok for main?
> Is there anything more you need before you can make a decision?
> 
> Cheers,
> Julian
> 

any news on the decision?