Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:37:34 +0200 (CEST) From: Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@yes.no> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: ports/21907: x11-fonts/freefonts contains non-free fonts Message-ID: <200010110837.KAA85197@des.follo.net>
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>Number: 21907 >Category: ports >Synopsis: x11-fonts/freefonts contains non-free fonts >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-ports >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Oct 11 01:40:01 PDT 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dag-Erling Smørgrav >Release: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: ports-current >Description: The x11-fonts/freefonts port contains at least one shareware font (Mazama), and at least one (Shohl-Fold) which may not be distributed or used by for- profit organizations without the author's explicit permission, yet this fact is not mentioned in LEGAL, and the name of the port strongly (and incorrectly) suggests that it consists only of free fonts. >How-To-Repeat: # porteasy -abu freefonts # less /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefonts/mazama.license # less /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefonts/shf_____.license >Fix: Mark the port as encumbered, or remove it from the ports tree. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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