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Bug#819723: marked as done (ITP: fonts-ocr-b -- OCR-B font)

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regarding ITP: fonts-ocr-b -- OCR-B font
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Package: wnpp
Version: N/A; reported 2016-04-01
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-CC: pkg-fonts-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org

Hello,

I would like to package the OCR-B font available here:

  http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/fonts.php

It contains OpenType versions of the standard OCR-A and OCR-B fonts,
however as there is a pre-existing OCR-A package I would propose
packaging just the OCR-B component unless there is a desire for a
combined package to supersede the current one (see bug #818884).

OCR-B is the font used in passport machine-readable zones, as well as
with certain barcodes.

Regarding licensing:

The package is a conversion of a previous METAFONT font that appears to
already be distributed with Debian; all of the changes to this have been
dedicated to the public domain (see the link above).

The original METAFONT sources were from a digitisation by Norman
Schwarz.  These are older than the current CTAN sources, which state
that lift all previous restrictions on modification and distribution are
lifted:

[https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/ocr-b/?lang=en]

  2. To my knowledge, the original typeface for OCR-B was developed by
     Adrian Frutiger.  In Germany there even exists an industrial
     standard - DIN ????? - that describes the typefaces.  Based on such
     material the input has been developed.  I cannot speak to the legal
     consequences of these.

     As far as the digitization in METAFONT input which I have
     developed, you may freely use, modify, and/or distribute any of
     these files or the resulting fonts, without limitation.  A previous
     release of ocr-b only granted rights for non-commercial use; that
     restriction is now lifted.

This was confirmed by an email from upstream, which I have been given
permission to reproduce here:

  [From: mskala@ansuz.sooke.bc.ca]

  > Is your OCR-B font completely based upon the "ocr-b" package on CTAN?

  I don't know what you mean by "completely based upon."  It is a
  combination of code from an earlier version of Norbert Schwarz's ocr-b
  package (prior to the current one on CTAN) and some original code from me.

  > at least a Debian package) for it, since it seems not to be available
  > for either Debian or RedHat, and want to be 100% sure of the licensing
  > situation.

  As always, I'm not a lawyer and authoritative legal advice can only
  come from one.

Does this seem okay for me to go ahead and package?

Thanks,
Lachlan

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Source: fonts-ocr-b
Source-Version: 0.2~dfsg1-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
fonts-ocr-b, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 819723@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Lachlan Gunn <lachlan@twopif.net> (supplier of updated fonts-ocr-b package)

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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2016 08:12:30 +0200
Source: fonts-ocr-b
Binary: fonts-ocr-b
Architecture: source all
Version: 0.2~dfsg1-1
Distribution: experimental
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force <pkg-fonts-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Lachlan Gunn <lachlan@twopif.net>
Description:
 fonts-ocr-b - machine-readable typeface as used in passports
Closes: 819723
Changes:
 fonts-ocr-b (0.2~dfsg1-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 .
   [ Lachlan Gunn ]
   * Initial release.  Closes: #819723.
 .
   [ Fabian Greffrath ]
   * Set Maintainer to Debian Fonts Task Force.
   * Add Lachlan Gunn and myself to Uploaders.
   * Set Vcs-Git and Vcs-Browser fields.
   * Build-Depend on the fontforge package currently in experimental.
   * Upload to experimental.
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