Mass bug filing: non-free Truetype fonts
After stumbling upon the non-free Adventure font in python-gd, I
systematically checked all other Truetype fonts included in Debian
(except for packages that contain only fonts, I expect their maintainers
have already made sure they're free).
The result is this list of about twenty packages. I plan to file
"serious" bugs against each of them tomorrow or so.
During my search I also found many packages that contain a copy of one
of the Freefont or Bitstream Vera fonts instead of depending on the
Debian packages for them. While legal, this wastes archive space.
I plan to make a list of these packages and file bugs (at a lower
severity) later.
afterstep afterstep-2.00.02/libAfterImage/apps/test.ttf
"Converted from F:\WINDOWS\TTFONTS\BLACKCHA.TF1 by ALLTYPE"
No copyright/license information
atris usr/share/games/atris/graphics/NewMediumNormal.ttf
"Copyright © 1998 by Matthew Welch. All Rights Reserved."
Non-free, see http://www.squaregear.net/fonts/
bglibs-doc usr/share/doc/bglibs-doc/latex/Helvetica.ttf
This is Arial, not Helvetica. Probably from an old version of Windows.
caudium usr/lib/caudium/fonts/ttf/fontrstc.ttf
"© 1998 utopiafonts. dale_thorpe@bssc.edu.au" and non-free, see readme.txt in
http://www.reflectingarea.com/styling/fonts/creators/UtopiaFonts/FontRedSuit.zip
caudium usr/lib/caudium/fonts/ttf/lucida_unicode.ttf
caudium usr/lib/caudium/fonts/ttf/verdana.ttf
Two Microsoft fonts.
enlightenment-data usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/aircut3.ttf
enlightenment-data usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/rothwell.ttf
enlightenment-data usr/share/enlightenment/themes/BrushedMetal-Tigert/ABOUT/aircut3.ttf
Two of Ray Larabie's fonts, non-free.
enlightenment-data usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/Verah___.ttf
"BX Fonts 1997. This font may be used and distributed for free, but not be
sold."
enlightenment-theme-bluesteel usr/share/enlightenment/themes/BlueSteel/ABOUT/vixar.ttf
enlightenment-theme-bluesteel usr/share/enlightenment/themes/BlueSteel/ttfonts/vixar.ttf
"Copyright (c) 1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved."
enlightenment-theme-ganymede usr/share/enlightenment/themes/Ganymede/ABOUT/ganymede.ttf
enlightenment-theme-ganymede usr/share/enlightenment/themes/Ganymede/ttfonts/ganymede.ttf
enlightenment-theme-ganymede usr/share/enlightenment/themes/Ganymede/ttfonts/ganymede_italic.ttf
"Copyright 1990-1993 Bitstream Inc. All rights reserved."
enlightenment-theme-shinymetal usr/share/enlightenment/themes/ShinyMetal/ABOUT/aircut3.ttf
enlightenment-theme-shinymetal usr/share/enlightenment/themes/ShinyMetal/ttfonts/rothwell.ttf
Larabie fonts.
enlightenment-theme-shinymetal usr/share/enlightenment/themes/ShinyMetal/ttfonts/zirkle.ttf
Zirkle by Ingrimayne Type,
http://ingrimayne.saintjoe.edu/fonts/display_fontsB2.htm
epplets usr/share/enlightenment/epplet_data/aircut3.ttf
Again that Larabie font...
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Amrigobi.ttf
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Amrigob.ttf
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Amrigoi.ttf
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Amrigon.ttf
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Baubodbi.ttf
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Baubodi.ttf
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Baubodn.ttf
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Futurabi.ttf
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Futurab.ttf
freewrl usr/share/perl5/VRML/fonts/Futuran.ttf
"Copyright 1990-1999 Bitstream Inc. All rights reserved." etc.
No license. According to the readme, these came from a Red Hat 7.2
installation. I downloaded this distribution, but could find no trace
of the fonts.
gem usr/lib/pd/doc/gem/examples/05.text/arial.ttf
gem usr/lib/pd/doc/gem/examples/data/arial.ttf
gem usr/lib/pd/doc/gem/examples/data/cour.ttf
gem usr/lib/pd/doc/gem/examples/data/times.ttf
Arial, Courier New, and Times New Roman...
gnurobbo usr/share/games/gnurobbo/robbo.ttf
ZapfHumnst L2, "Copyright 1990-1996 Bitstream Inc. All rights reserved."
golem usr/share/golem/themes/eBlueSteel/vixar.ttf
"Copyright (c) 1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved."
gozer usr/share/gozer/fonts/helmetr.ttf
"© 1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc."
This font was erroneously included in some version of OpenOffice.
icewm-themes usr/share/icewm/themes/jim-mac/Chicago.ttf
"© 1990-91 Apple Computer Inc. © 1990-91 Type Solutions Inc. © 1990-91 The Font
Bureau Inc."
langband-data langband-data-0.1.6/fonts/augie.ttf
"1997, steven j. lundeen, seattle, wa"
Non-free: http://www.speakeasy.org/~ecf/augie.txt
langband-data langband-data-0.1.6/fonts/lettergo.ttf
langband-data langband-data-0.1.6/fonts/nova.ttf
Two anonymous fonts, no copyright/license information.
langband-data langband-data-0.1.6/fonts/luximb.ttf
Luxi Mono Bold, ttf-xfree86-nonfree
luola-data usr/share/games/luola/font/bluebold.ttf
"Copyright (c) Ray Larabie, 2000. All rights reserved. freeware"
moodle usr/share/moodle/lang/cs/fonts/default.ttf
moodle usr/share/moodle/lang/en/fonts/default.ttf
moodle usr/share/moodle/lang/sq/fonts/default.ttf
Arial Narrow
moodle usr/share/moodle/lang/ru/fonts/default.ttf
moodle usr/share/moodle/lang/uk/fonts/default.ttf
Optima, "© August 1993, Night Graphics. Created by Victor Lubarsky"
phluid usr/share/phluid/ttfonts/nationff.ttf
"Freeware - Copyright [c] - Roger White - 1994 - All Rights Reserved."
python-gd usr/share/doc/python-gd/examples/adventure.ttf
"(c)2000 Neale Davidson" (bug already filed)
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/Andover.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/bastart.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/Budbn___.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/Font.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/Hultog.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/puppyface.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/Quadrang.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/Resegrg.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/Transist.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/Violation.ttf
roxen3 usr/share/roxen3/nfonts/Yikes.ttf
Various random fonts, I think none of them are free. At least the
accompanying text files are included.
scorched3d-data usr/share/games/scorched3d/data/fonts/courier.ttf
scorched3d-data usr/share/games/scorched3d/data/fonts/testout.ttf
scorched3d-data usr/share/games/scorched3d/data/fonts/test.ttf
Courier New, Arial Black, and Arial Black Italic.
tulip usr/lib/tlp/bitmaps/fontb.ttf
tulip usr/lib/tlp/bitmaps/font.ttf
Luxi Sans, ttf-xfree86-nonfree.
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