On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:55:24 +0100 Thomas Weber <tweber@debian.org> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 04:06:58PM +1100, Karl Goetz wrote: > > On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:10:01 +0100 > > Thomas Weber <tweber@debian.org> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 03:10:57PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > > > > Karl Goetz <karl@kgoetz.id.au> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Package: texlive-base-bin > > > > > Version: all > > > > > User: karl@kgoetz.id.au > > > > > Usertags: libreplanet > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I thought there was a bug on this, but i can't find it. > > > > > The getnonfreefonts is only used for downloading proprietary > > > > > software, so it should probably go in contrib rather then > > > > > main. > > > > > > > > If it were in a separate package, or at least a major part of > > > > the package it is in, I'd agree with you. But IMO it doesn't > > > > make sense to split off a contrib package from texlive-base-bin > > > > for one small script. And AFAIR, this is also consense in the > > > > project - please correct me if I'm wrong. > > > > I'm not aware of other package in main with similar downloading > > scripts, perhaps I've missed something myself though. > > If you take "scripts" in a somewhat broader context, the add-on > mechanism of most browser qualifies. The add on mechanism of browsers supports downloading free extensions too. TTbOMK this script only downloads non-free/proprietary code. > > > I'm closing this bug. The script itself is free software and > > > creating a new package (or removing the script) is pretty much > > > pointless. > > > > While I won't try and change the but status, could I ask why you > > think removing the script is pointless? > > There are two possibilites: > 1) Move the script into its own package in contrib. > 2) Remove it entirely. > > Looking at the age of the bug, it's pretty clear nobody is going to do > either. And it is just a small part of a package, so the benefits > simple outweigh the extra work. > > The "right" way to go from here is trying to get the fonts free. > Everything else is just beating around the bush. That would be ideal, sadly it doesn't always work :( thanks, kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK7FOSS) http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group *** I've changed GPG key to 6C097260 ***
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