mssstest for Debian
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The original source is seeking for two files edss.txt and global.dat
in the current directory.  Under Debian these files were moved to
/usr/share/mssstest and the code was adjusted.  I do not think that
this change conflicts with the license (Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>)
Please use the bug reporting tool reportbug to report any problems with
this change. Alternatively you can mail the maintainer of this package.  

The C source code is very clear. Please provide patches to improve the
user interface if you have spare resources. As Goran weinholt@debian.org
rightously pointed out, the license does not allow any such modifications,
though it is my firm belief, that this is of a mere shift in focus of
the upstream fellows who just see people dying and want to help. I heard
from multiple directions that these guys are actually nice, even if they
did not get to me with respect with our problems with this license.

In order to eventually close the bug I have attached our original email
exchange and removed the tiny changes to the upstream's makefile.

Steffen Möller



From Richard@Roxburgh.net.nz Fri Dec 17 12:40:29 2004
To: Steffen Moeller <moeller@pzr3.pzr.uni-rostock.de>
Subject: RE: MSSStest, request for preprint

Dear Steffen

Thanks for your interest in MSSStest. It's great to have the paper finally
accepted by Neurology and we are very proud of our little program.

We are also flattered by your interest in distributing it as part of the
Debian database. However, I am far from clear why anyone would want to buy
it at a new stand etc when its so readily available for download for free
and I'm pretty sure that people will be able to find it pretty easily by
just putting MSSStest into Google.

I enclose the preprint that you requested.

Regards

Richard



-----Original Message-----
From: Steffen Moeller [mailto:moeller@pzr3.pzr.uni-rostock.de]
Sent: 02 December 2004 11:25
To: richard@roxburgh.net.nz
Subject: MSSStest, request for preprint


[...]

I personally wanted to spread this idea, also for its application to
other diseases.  You tool will therefore appear in the Debian Linux
distribution in not too far future. I thought this would be of your
interest. It is a pity that you do not allow the program to be sold. The
Debian CDs are sold, mostly together with a Computer magazine at a news
stand for a few Euros.

I am certain that you did not want to prohibit the distribution of your
software via such channels. If you could remove this clause then at least
Debian would be helped to provide the package on all the 11 Platforms it
supports which it would not do for packages it interprets as "non-free".

[...]
