Re: bitstream font license

[Måns Rullgård <mru@inprovide.com>]

olive <olive.lin@versateladsl.be> writes:

> The lisence for the bitsream (package ttf-bitstream-* in main) font
> state among other:
>
> [...]
> The Font Software may be sold as part of a larger software package but
>   no copy of one or more of the Font Software typefaces may be sold by
> itself.
> [...]
> (see the full license at
> http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/t/ttf-bitstream-vera/ttf-bitstream-vera_1.10-3/ttf-bitstream-vera.copyright
> )
>
> Does the fact that the fonts cannot be sold separatly is compatible
> with the DFSG?

In spirit, no.  However, it is easy to work around that restriction.
Simply sell the fonts as part of the Hello World package.

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Måns Rullgård
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