The package is described as GPLv2 but contains some pre-built binaries without source, and I can't find any license that would allow us to distribute it. [pterjan@chopin-cauldron-64 opencpn-s63-plugin]$ file BUILD/s63_pi/build*/OCPNsenc/OCPNsenc BUILD/s63_pi/buildlinux64/OCPNsenc/OCPNsenc: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (GNU/Linux), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.24, BuildID[sha1]=f6c7c87aee932dcdd74196c8581f293bb30c4162, not stripped BUILD/s63_pi/buildlinux/OCPNsenc/OCPNsenc: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (GNU/Linux), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.24, BuildID[sha1]=5ab2872acf49356b5b476f20fdd2abc609ea50f9, not stripped BUILD/s63_pi/buildosx/OCPNsenc/OCPNsenc: Mach-O 64-bit x86_64 executable There is now also a binary for armhf https://github.com/bdbcat/s63_pi/tree/master/buildlinuxarm/OCPNsenc but that doesn't solve the main problem.
I have removed the package from the mirror.
We should contact the author and maybe other distributors (I found only https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/Application:Geo:OpenCPN/OpenCPN-s63_pi)
I agree on the binary part, I guess we should drop it for that reason, However there are no rpm based packages upstream, only deb. To acquire and use the charts for it there is a paid permit required, but that does not affect the plugin itself AFAICT. It's all explained here about the charts: http://o-charts.org/downloads/S-63_plug-in_explained-0_4.pdf
I would guess the author expects it to be distributable and just doesn't know about copyright laws, which is why I suggesting contacting him. We could put it into nonfree if there was an explicit authorisation to redistribute the binaries.
OK I will file a bug in the plugin tracker to get this resolved one way or the other.
http://opencpn.willkamp.com/index.php?do=details&task_id=2115
Corrected url but still no response. https://opencpn.org/flyspray/index.php?do=details&task_id=2115
This has been resolved in cauldron as upstream has included a paragraph on licensing and distribution in the README included with the sources so I have re-packaged and pushed the new version to cauldron/nonfree. So closing.
Resolution: (none) => FIXEDStatus: NEW => RESOLVED