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Re: [PATCH] python-kivy and Adobe source-code-pro font
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Mark H Weaver |
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Re: [PATCH] python-kivy and Adobe source-code-pro font |
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Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:05:03 -0400 |
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Alex Griffin <address@hidden> writes:
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2016, at 01:42 PM, Mark H Weaver wrote:
>> That said, this needn't be a blocker for including the built OTF files
>> in Guix, as long as the license permits all users to copy and
>> redistribute them for commercial and non-commercial purposes, as these
>> fonts are considered non-functional data. See:
>>
>>
>> http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html#non-functional-data
>
> Are you sure about that? By my reading, that document explicitly
> categorizes fonts as functional works by that document:
>
>> “Information for practical use” includes software, documentation, fonts,
>> and other data that has direct functional applications. It does not include
>> artistic works that have an aesthetic (rather than functional) purpose,
>> or statements of opinion or judgment.
You're right, I stand corrected. This will require more investigation.
Thanks,
Mark