On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:39 PM, MJ Ray <m...@phonecoop.coop> wrote: > Theppitak Karoonboonyanan <t...@linux.thai.net> wrote: >> * License : OFL-alike, with written notification requirement (see >> below) > > I believe this font is postcard-ware, so does not follow the DFSG, so > cannot be part of debian. cc'ing debian-legal to check.
FYI, I once posted to consult with debian-legal last year [1], but have got no answer so far. So, I decide to prepare the pacakge for non-free. [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2008/07/msg00008.html >> * License: >> >> Font Computer Program License Agreement >> >> Reserved Font Names for this Font Computer Program: >> TH Krub, TH Krub Italic, TH Krub Bold, TH Krub Bold Italic, >> TH Niramit AS, TH Niramit AS Italic, TH Niramit AS Bold, TH Niramit AS Bold >> Italic, >> TH Kodchasal, TH Kodchasal Italic, TH Kodchasal Bold, TH Kodchasal Bold >> Italic, >> TH Sarabun PSK, TH Sarabun PSK Italic, TH Sarabun PSK Bold, TH Sarabun PSK >> Bold Italic, >> TH K2D July8, TH K2D July8 Italic, TH K2D July8 Bold, TH K2D July8 Bold >> Italic, >> TH Mali Grade 6, TH Mali Grade 6 Italic, TH Mali Grade 6 Bold, TH Mali Grade >> 6 Bold Italic, >> TH Chakra Petch, TH Chakra Petch Italic, TH Chakra Petch Bold, TH Chakra >> Petch Bold Italic, >> TH Baijam, TH Baijam Italic, TH Baijam Bold, TH Baijam Bold Italic, >> TH KoHo, TH KoHo Italic, TH KoHo Bold, TH KoHo Bold Italic, >> TH Fah Kwang, TH Fah Kwang Italic, TH Fah Kwang Bold, TH Fah Kwang Bold >> Italic. > > This is a long list of reserved names. I don't know Thai words. > Does anyone know if the names are words which would usually be used > otherwise? If so, this is a significant restriction on derived works > which would break DFSG 3 and/or 4. They can be considered proper names. Each line represents a font family shipped in the package. >> This Font Computer Program is the copyright of the Department of Intellectual >> Property (DIP), Ministry of Commerce and the Software Industry Promotion >> Agency >> (Public Organization) (SIPA) >> >> The purposes of this Font Computer Program License are to stimulate worldwide >> development of cooperative font creation, to benefit for academic, to share >> and >> to develop in partnership with others. > > While not a DFSG problem, I think it's misleading to call this > cooperative font creation when the sale restriction limits economic > participation and the notification requirement means it is not > autonomous. Compare http://www.ica.coop/coop/principles.html Well, it's the same restriction as found in DejaVu font, anyway: "The Font Software may be sold as part of a larger software package but no copy of one or more of the Font Software typefaces may be sold by itself." >> Terms and Conditions of the Font Computer Program >> >> (1) Allow to use without any charges and allow to reproduce, study, adapt and >> distribute this Font Computer Program. Neither the original version nor >> adapted >> version of Font Computer Program may be sold by itself, except bundled and/or >> sold with any computer program. >> >> (2) If you wish to adapt this Font Computer Program, you must notify >> copyright >> owners (DIP & SIPA) in writing. > > This makes the font postcard-ware, breaking DFSG 1: free redistribution. Yes, it's my major concern. But after a very long wait (over two years) to resolve this with the copyright holder, I decided to give it up, and to ship it as non-free because of this very clause. >> (3) No adapted version of Font Computer Program may use the Reserved Font >> Name(s), the name(s) of the copyright owners and the author(s) of the Font >> Computer Program must not be used to promote or advertise any adapted >> version, >> except obtaining written permission from copyright owners and the author(s). >> >> (4) The adapted version of Font Computer Program must be released under the >> term and condition of this license. >> >> DISCLAIMER >> THE FONT COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RELATED FILES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT >> WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NO GUARANTEES ARE MADE THAT THIS FONT COMPUTER PROGRAM >> WILL WORK AS EXPECTED OR WILL BE DEVELOPED FURTHUR IN ANY SPECIFIC WAY. >> THERE >> IS NO OFFER OR GUARANTEE OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT. > > Spelling error: further not furthur. Can I edit the license terms/disclaimers? Is it legal to do so? > Hope that helps, Thanks for reviewing. Regards, -- Theppitak Karoonboonyanan http://linux.thai.net/~thep/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org