From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: Re: fonts.scm -> packaging "un-fonts", download isses Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:29:43 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87vb58ihmf.fsf@grrlz.net> <87twksauw8.fsf@elephly.net> <87egbvvnmt.fsf@grrlz.net> <8737sbvmhj.fsf@grrlz.net> <87y4a3u6uf.fsf@grrlz.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40072) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aaMxa-0005ea-Lo for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:29:59 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aaMxV-0006Wt-L9 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:29:58 -0500 Received: from venus.bbbm.mdc-berlin.de ([141.80.25.30]:48588) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aaMxV-0006WZ-8T for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:29:53 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87y4a3u6uf.fsf@grrlz.net> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Nils Gillmann Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Nils Gillmann writes: > Ricardo Wurmus writes: > >> Nils Gillmann writes: >> >>> Followup: >>> >>> I just downloaded the debian package of the fonts and looked at >>> its content, particulary the README.Debian. >>> >>> According to them, upstream looks dead, a licensing issue (use of >>> pure GPL) exists and has been reported years ago, but was never >>> acted upon. The Debian file was signed in May 2012. >> >> Upstream[1] says this about the license: >> >> 2 =EC=A0=80=EC=9E=91=EA=B6=8C >> >> =EC=9D=80=EA=B8=80=EA=BC=B4=EC=9D=98 =EC=A0=80=EC=9E=91=EA=B6=8C=EC=9D= =80 GPL + (=EB=AC=B8=EC=84=9C/=EC=9D=B4=EB=AF=B8=EC=A7=80=EC=97=90 =EB=8C= =80=ED=95=9C)embed =EC=98=88=EC=99=B8 =EC=A1=B0=ED=95=AD=EC=9D=B4 =ED=8F=AC= =ED=95=A8=EB=90=98=EC=96=B4 >> =EC=9D=80=EA=B8=80=EA=BC=B4=EC=9D=84 =EC=82=AC=EC=9A=A9=ED=95=9C =EC= =B6=9C=ED=8C=90 =EB=B0=8F =EB=94=94=EC=9E=90=EC=9D=B8=EC=97=90 =EB=8C=80=ED= =95=B4 =EC=83=81=EC=97=85=EC=9A=A9,=EB=B9=84=EC=83=81=EC=97=85=EC=9A=A9 =EB= =AA=A9=EC=A0=81=EC=9C=BC=EB=A1=9C >> =EC=82=AC=EC=9A=A9=ED=95=98=EB=8A=94 =EB=8D=B0=EC=97=90 =EC=95=84=EB= =AC=B4=EB=9F=B0 =EB=AC=B8=EC=A0=9C=EA=B0=80 =EC=97=86=EC=8A=B5=EB=8B=88=EB= =8B=A4. >> >> [1]: http://kldp.net/projects/unfonts >> >> If I understand correctly, this means that the fonts are released unde= r >> GPL + embed exception (for documents / images). README.Debian seems t= o >> be outdated. The upstream note is from 2012/12/29. >> >> ~~ Ricardo >> >> > > Oh, that's good news, thanks. > As (license:) for the package, is it still gpl2 or is this GPL + > something I could find in fonts.scm ? I did not see any restriction to a particular version of the GPL, but I didn=E2=80=99t look very carefully. If no particular version is mentione= d you can just use =E2=80=9Cgpl3+=E2=80=9D (because =E2=80=9CGPL=E2=80=9D means= =E2=80=9Cany version of the GPL=E2=80=9D). Add the embed exception in a comment above the license field. I do suggest you check the sources once more, though. Just grep for =E2=80=9CGPL=E2=80=9D and see if they mention the GPL version. ~~ Ricardo