Re: Free documents using non-free fonts - can they be in main?
Frank K=FCster asked:
> Does debian-legal think that a
> document with a DFSG-free license and with sources available except for
> the embedded fonts is DFSG-free or not?
I don't think a binary file follows the DFSG as a whole if it
contains fonts which do not follow DFSG 2 ("Source Code").
Sorry not to give the answer you wanted.
> I don't want to hear technical comments whether it is desirable or
> doable to rebuild the documentation, but whether it is legally possible
> to distribute such documents.
It may be legally possible to distribute such documents,
depending on the terms of the fonts. I think it is a serious
bug if they are in main.
Hope that helps explain,
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