r-cran-spdep_0.6-4-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

Thu Jun 2 08:43:10 UTC 2016

Hi Roger,

thanks for the information.  I've uploaded the changes to the Debian
new queue.

Kind regards

     Andreas.

On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 08:43:24PM +0200, Roger Bivand wrote:
> Hi Andreas,
> 
> spdep_0.6-5 submitted to CRAN.
> 
> Roger
> 
> 
> On Tue, 31 May 2016, Andreas Tille wrote:
> 
> >Hi Roger,
> >
> >thanks for your work on this issue.  I confirm that you have removed the
> >file in question from SVN and removed the usage of the compute_soi
> >function from init.c and the function prototype from spdep.h.  From my
> >perspective this should deal with the complaints Debian ftpmaster had.
> >I've put them in CC but I can not force them to reply rapidly.  Usually
> >they reply on uploads to the Debian new queue (and some additional
> >explanation why a package might be urgent).
> >
> >We could trigger it if you release the current change as new version and
> >I'll upload this again.
> >
> >Thanks a lot for your cooperation
> >
> >     Andreas.
> >
> >On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 12:09:03PM +0200, Roger Bivand wrote:
> >>I've now spent three hours complying, IMHO far more than was sensible. The
> >>questioned code is gone, despite my not agreeing with your complaints, nor
> >>seeing that you were willing to contribute a replacement. Check out spdep
> >>from R-Forge, and reply rapidly confirming that no further changes are
> >>needed.
> >>
> >>Roger
> >>
> >>
> >>On Mon, 30 May 2016, Andreas Tille wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi Roger,
> >>>
> >>>On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 05:51:57PM +0200, Roger Bivand wrote:
> >>>>Please tell them that I am not willing to make any further changes. If they
> >>>>bothered to look, they would have seen that the functions are not simply
> >>>>copied from arm.c, but modified to use double rather than integer
> >>>>coordinates. I can add arm.c for documentation and change the soigraph.c
> >>>>function names to show that they are modified from those in arm.c, but I do
> >>>>not see the point.
> >>>
> >>>I think the point is pretty clear:  Its no question that you changed
> >>>something but if you have permission to change the existing files is the
> >>>basic question.  To quote again:
> >>>
> >>> This book is in copyright. (...) no reproduction of any part may take
> >>> place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.
> >>>
> >>>So did you got the written permission of  Cambridge University Press?
> >>>If yes, could you please attach a copy of this permission to the code.
> >>>
> >>>Kind regards
> >>>
> >>>     Andreas.
> >>>
> >>>>Best wishes,
> >>>>
> >>>>Roger
> >>>>
> >>>>On Mon, 30 May 2016, Andreas Tille wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hi again Roger,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>this is just a ping in case you might have missed my last mail about the
> >>>>>licensing of the file copied from "Computational Geometry in C".  Were
> >>>>>you able to clarify the issue or to rewrite the code in question?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks for your cooperation
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    Andreas.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 05:26:09PM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote:
> >>>>>>Hi Roger,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>I'm afraid I need to come back to you again about the licensing of the
> >>>>>>file in question in the spdep package.  Please read below what the
> >>>>>>Debian ftpmasters think about the license:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 01:00:23PM +0000, Thorsten Alteholz wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Hi Andreas,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>ok, one step further, but two questions remain:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>- "... in its entirety ...", not being a native speaker, but for me that
> >>>>>>>sounds like you are only allowed to distribute the whole example code
> >>>>>>>and are not allowed to use just parts of it
> >>>>>>>- anyway, the main point is that you are only allowed to redistribute
> >>>>>>>the code but have no permission to modify it, which is against DFSG 3.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Thorsten
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>I'm sorry that this is such a longish process bit it would be really
> >>>>>>cool if you could have another look or try to contact the authors (or
> >>>>>>rewrite this code? - I think in some previous conversation you wrote
> >>>>>>about this option as well).
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Kind regards and thanks for your cooperation
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>    Andreas.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>--
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> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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