[Pkg-fonts-devel] Bug#744333: Bug#744333: Bug#744333: Bug#744333: fonts-cmu: cm-unicode sources are not included in your package

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Paul Wise (2014-04-13 11:43:56)
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Christian PERRIER wrote:
>
>> Font files, as provided in this package, allow modification. There is 
>> nothing in the DFSG that enforces the use of the original format used 
>> by upstream (which in many cases involves using non-free tools).
>>
>> See Norbert arguments for details but this bug is in no way release 
>> critical.
>
> I very much disagree with this interpretation.

Me too.

To avoid repeating arguments, I recommend to read especially Ben's posts 
to a recent related discussion at the Javascript list - starting in the 
middle at this one: 
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-javascript-devel/2014-March/007247.html


 - Jonas

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