Quoting Bastian Germann (2023-01-24 16:28:59) > X-Debbugs-Cc: sebastic@xs4all.nl > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:31:55 -0400 Alexandre Viau <aviau@debian.org> wrote: > > For software to be considered to be included in Debian, it must be free > > software. We try to evaluate whether or not something is free software > > by using the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG)[1]. > > > > Font Awesome matches the DFSG on all points except one: > > > > > The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in > > source code as well as compiled form. > > > > Font Awesome v5 is only available in compiled form, without the build > > tool. This makes it incompatible with our definition of Free Software. > > > > To help explain our definition of source code, we often refer to "All > > sources in their preferred form of modification". > > > > For example, minified JavaScript would fail that definition, even if it > > could technically be considered as modifiable code. > > > > Is there something that could be done so that Font-Awesome v5 can match > > this interpretation of what is free software? > > > > 1. https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines > > When you search Debian it turns out, Font Awesome 5 is around in A LOT of packages. > A good starting point is https://lintian.debian.org/tags/font-in-non-font-package. > It will take a lot of effort to get it out. I have started at #1025000. > > I agree with Alexandre here but there seem to be people that ignore this sentiment > as you can see at #1027982. How would we go about it? Thanks for looking into this, Bastian. You are correct in filing such bugs with high severity. If the reaction as seen with bug#1027982 is more widespread, you might consider adding a usertag to those bugreports, to ease later raising as a general concern to debian-devel the issue of relaxed treatment of licensing violations. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ * Sponsorship: https://ko-fi.com/drjones [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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