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Bug#494921: Fw: Re: jGaramond font license



Upstream told me that he won't release it under a free license.
I'm thus considering this font non-free and non-distributable.
Below his response...

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:01:58 +0100
From: Jan Thor <jan AT janthor.de>
To: Luca Bruno <lucab AT debian.org>
Subject: Re: jGaramond font license

Luca Bruno schrieb:
>
> Hi, 
> A debian user has just requested the inclusion of your jGaramond font
> in the distribution. While I've read that you're deprecating and no
> more supporting them, it could be still useful to have a free/libre
> Garamond typeface floating around.
>
> I'm thus suggesting you to liberate your work for the community,
> releasing it under a free license as this is already being done for a
> lot general interesting font.
>
> I'd encourage you to adopt a generally used license, such as the Open
> Font License (OFL): http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
> If you're still in doubt, there is a concise FAQ for it:
> http://scripts.sil.org/OFL-FAQ_web

Hello Luca,

I regret, but I can't do that.

Yours, Jan

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