Before anyone hits reply and says we can't do this read how it's done. Basically this is a bootstrap RPM that takes and sets up a build environment, builds a spec file that downloads the fonts (modified from the sourceforge one), installs the resulting RPM, and removes the build enviornment and the the resulting RPM.
It complies with Microsoft's license because the fonts are being distributed as is without modification and are not included in the bootstrap RPM whatsoever. This makes it trivial for an end user to install these fonts. They simply have to do urpmi msttcorefonts. The SRPM has been uploaded to incoming. More details are available on my site for it at: http://ben.reser.org/corefonts/ Details on the bootstrap RPM: Name : msttcorefonts-bootstrap Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 0.1 Vendor: MandrakeSoft Release : 3mdk Build Date: Sat 16 Nov 2002 02:26:11 PM PST Install date: (not installed) Build Host: occipital.brain.org Group : System/Fonts/True type Source RPM: msttcorefonts-bootstrap-0.1-3mdk.src.rpm Size : 3684 License: GPL Packager : Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> URL : http://ben.reser.org/corefonts/ Summary : Bootstrap RPM for Microsoft TrueType Core Fonts. Description : Bootstrap rpm that downloads and builds an RPM to install the TrueType core fonts for the web that was once available from http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/. After downloading the fonts it sets up a temporary rpm build environment in /var/tmp/msttcorefonts-bootstrap, builds a new binary RPM from an include SPEC file, installs the new rpm. The resulting RPM will uninstall the bootstrap rpm and install the fonts. NOTE: The resulting RPM is not redistributable as it would violate the Microsoft EULA for the fonts. This rpm also requires an internet connection at install time. The License tag on this package only applies to the package as it stands. The resulting package is essentially free (as in beer) but commercial software. The details on the resulting msttcorefonts RPM: Name : msttcorefonts Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 0.1 Vendor: MandrakeSoft Release : 3mdk Build Date: Sat 16 Nov 2002 02:35:32 PM PST Install date: Sat 16 Nov 2002 02:35:34 PM PST Build Host: occipital.brain.org Group : System/Fonts/True type Source RPM: msttcorefonts-0.1-3mdk.src.rpm Size : 5698810 License: Commercial Packager : Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> URL : http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/ Summary : Microsoft True Type Core Fonts Description : The TrueType core fonts for the web that was once available from http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/. The src rpm is cleverly constructed so that the actual fonts are downloaded from Sourceforge's site at build time. Therefore this package technically does not 'redistribute' the fonts, it just makes it easy to install them on a linux system. -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org "If you're not making any mistakes, you're flat out not trying hard enough." - Jim Nichols
