[DRE-maint] Bug#850688: ruby-pdf-reader: contains non-free Adobe AFM fonts

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Christian Hofstaedtler (2017-02-05 17:39:45)
> * Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> [170205 16:39]:
>> The ruby-pdf-reader package includes fonts not freely licensed.
>>
>> E.g. /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/pdf/reader/afm/Times-Bold.afm
>
> I have no idea what to do about that.

First repackage source to not include the files.  And then - if needed - 
patch source to work around the now missing files.

Looking closer (thanks to your suggestion below), the font are possibly 
released by Adobe with a DFSG-compatible license - but only when a 
specific file containing the license included.  That file seems missing, 
and therefore I believe _this_ distribution of the fonts is not covered 
by the DFSG-compatible license!


> In any case, here are some more:
>
> https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=stretch&searchon=contents&keywords=Times-Bold.afm
>
> Please also file bugs against those.

Thanks for the suggestion (you could also file those reports yourself).


 - Jonas

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