Bug#385990: [Debian-in-workers] Bug#385990: ttf-malayalam-fonts: Add another font to the package

[Christian Perrier]

(trying to solve an issue with fonts for the Malayalam language, one
of the official languages in India. This language uses its own
script. Debian Installer is now translated in Malayalam but we have
problems to display Malayalam in D-I due to #403404)

Quoting Mahesh T. Pai (paivakil at gmail.com):
> Package: ttf-malayalam-fonts
> Version: 1:0.4.7.1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> 
> Anjali Old Lipi font is a good replacement for RacOtf.ttf. Last time I
> heard of it, somebody representing the upstream had asked the creator
> of Anjali Old Lipi font to desist from fixing some encoding bugs in
> RacOtf.ttf. The result of this demand was creation of the Anjali Old
> Lipi font.
> 
> Whether you remove RacOtf or not, Anjali is a good font,
> typographically.
> 
> The font is available from
> http://indulekha.com/AnjaliOldLipi-0.730.ttf (Note:- that is NOT the
> upstream site).

I could include it in a next NMU of ttf-indic-fonts, aimed at fixing
#403404, caused by errors in the Rachana font.

My conclusion currently, about Malayalam fonts is:

-The Rachana font (Racotf04) could have potential licensing
 issues. See #385990 for background
-It definitely has technical issues
-Anjali Old Lipi is a suitable replacement font

However, the licensing of that font is pretty scarce. All what we have
is:

Credit to Kevin & Siji, 2004. No rights reserved.

debian-legal people, do you have any advice about this being enough to
be considered "free" ?


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