andyrimmer / Platypus

Platypus Variant Caller
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Palindrome dependency not licensed #80

Open LukeGoodsell opened 5 years ago

LukeGoodsell commented 5 years ago

It is my understanding that a package without a license is technically not licensed for any use. The Palindrome Python package, on which Platypus depends, is not currently licensed. I therefore think it may be a potential risk to use Platypus, especially in a commercial setting.

I have contacted the author of the Palindrome package to ask if they will apply a license to it, but could you please consider removing this dependency, especially since it is such a simple function.