Re: DFSG and fonts [was: Bug#91856: Hello]
On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 07:50:06PM +0100, Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS wrote:
> Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org>:
>
> > The fact is that it is against the FSF's goals to have the GPL be at all
> > modifyable. Given that our goals are similar, we're not likely to declare
> > the GPL as non-free. Suggesting that we should, as you seem to be doing,
> > can only be regarded as flamebait and I just won't participate.
>
> Well, no, basically I agree with you: I'm using the GPL in a reductio
> ad absurdum to show that maybe it is not reasonable to apply the DFSG
> to all kinds of data. So maybe fonts could be an exception, too -
> though I don't have a definite opinion on that particular question.
If anyone would like to ask me to, I will post my own opinions on the
matter in context of the DFSG. I do not recall anyone replying the last
time (during the discussion about the video BIOS with plex86), so I'm
not going to post again unless asked.
-- Ferret
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