[Biopython-dev] [Bug 2671] Including GenomeDiagram in the main Biopython distribution

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http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2671





------- Comment #6 from lpritc at scri.sari.ac.uk  2008-11-19 11:07 EST -------
(In reply to comment #5)
> Leighton;
> This is great; thanks for getting it together. I took a look at this last night
> and have a couple of quick comments:

No problem.  Robert Cadena deserves the bulk of the credit - he made most of
the changes.

> - on the licensing front, the current GPL is not compatible with the Biopython
> license; it would be nice to have you explicitly say you are okay with
> re-licensing this version under the Biopython license
> (http://www.biopython.org/DIST/LICENSE)

I am perfectly happy with re-licensing the GD code under the Biopython license.
 If you need a gpg-signed document to say so, I can provide one ;)

> - Would it be possible to update the GenomeDiagram documentation from here
> (http://bioinf.scri.ac.uk/lp/downloads/programs/genomediagram/userguide.pdf) to
> reflect the new namespace and class name changes? 

Yep - I'll do that, next.

> Mentioning some of the
> gotchas you have below, possibly to replace the installation section, would
> also be nice.

Definitely.  Most of the gotchas are Reportlab-related, but they definitely
have a place under Installation in the docs.

> I would like Peter and anyone one else interested to weigh in, but I can work
> on getting this in after the next release.

The more, the merrier... it's not my little baby anymore <sniff> it's out in
the big world ;)


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