Bug#491354: texlive-fonts-extra: No license statement for wsuipa fonts
On Fr, 18 Jul 2008, Frank Küster wrote:
> Upstream just notified us that (some or all, not checked) files in
> /usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/source/public/wsuipa/ are missing a
> license statement. Karl Berry said that he once knew the author in
> person, but I'm sure he won't try to contact him before the release of
> TeXLive 2008.
Right, but since these fonts use the cm metafont program I assume they
cannot be under a commercial copyright??? Karl?
The wsuipa input files do only change some parameters and then call the
cm code.
IMHO this is not enough for removal neither from TeX Live upsream nor
Debian.
Other opinions please.
Best wishes
Norbert
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Dr. Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at> Vienna University of Technology
Debian Developer <preining@debian.org> Debian TeX Group
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