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+ncbi-tools6 (6.1.20170106+dfsg1-3) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+    As of version 6.1.20170106+dfsg1-1 (and corresponding -0deb* stable
+    updates), Debian no longer distributes the full UniVec database
+    because it contains some non-free sequences.  (Invitrogen Corporation
+    holds copyright on them and requires a license for commercial use.)
+
+    The UniVec_Core database remains available for explicit use, for
+    instance by passing -d /usr/share/ncbi/data/UniVec_Core to vecscreen.
+
+    Also, any user for whom this legal restriction isn't a concern can
+    download and use a copy of the UniVec database from
+    https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/misc/data/.
+
+    Apologies for any resulting inconvenience.
+
+ -- Aaron M. Ucko <ucko@debian.org>  Sun, 25 Aug 2019 21:03:22 -0400