> > > > * xfonts-* (bitmap renderings of non-free vector fonts) > > > Are you saying that xfonts-* are derived from non-free fonts? > > > How can they be DFSG-free, then? > > > > In the US and some other places, bitmap fonts can't be copyrighted. You can > > make a free bitmap font by rendering a non-free font at a particular size. > > Interesting: could you point me at the specific article that states > this rule in http://www.copyright.gov/title17/ ? > > Anyway, even assuming that those bitmap fonts are DFSG-free in the US > and "some other places", what about other jurisdictions? > It has been often said that the Debian Project cannot (and should not) > rely on the parts of copyright law which vary wildly across > jurisdictions (e.g.: fair use/fair dealing and other national > counterparts) in order to declare something DFSG-free. > Why is a different standard being applied here?
Am I missing something? I would think that even if in all jurisdictions the font is non-copyrightable, that still would not imply DFSG-freeness, only that it is fit for non-free. Best regards, Mark Weyer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
