Re: foobillard package

[Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>]

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 08:38:09PM -0600, Graham Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 09:25:50PM +0100, Frank Gevaerts wrote:
> >   This means that either :
> >   a foobillard goes to non-free, which would be a pity.
> >   b The fonts are removed from the package, which gets foobillard to
> >     contrib, but with dependencies on ttf-larabie-straight and
> >     ttf-larabie-deco, both over 3 MB and 7 MB installed. This means one
> >     needs 17 MB diskspace instead of 1.3 MB
> >   c The fonts are replaced by free fonts. The upstream author would
> >     prefer not to do this, so this would be a debian-specific change.
> >     Also, it is not easy to find good-looking free decorative fonts.
> >   d solution (c), but use the original non-free fonts if they happen to
> >     be installed (maybe with a Suggests:). This would require some work.
> > 
> > What would be the best solution here ?
> 
> i think (c) would be the best, because it makes the package entirely
> free.

Well, yes, but you need to find good free fonts, and there is also the
matter of the upstream author wish. (c) with a possibility to fallback
to the original (non-free) fonts would maybe be the best solution, but
as Frank said, it is more work.

Friendly,

Sven Luther
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