> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) > Date: 05 Aug 2002 19:46:09 -0700
> > You cannot modify tex.web at all, but you are free to patch it with > what you want and distribute the results, including binaries made from > it. This is exactly the sort of thing that DFSG 4 had in mind, > indeed, TeX has been the classic example of the implementation of DFSG > 4. > A hypothetical question. LaTeX has a facility of patching at compile time -- the loading of system-wide or user-wide .cfg files. Would you consider LaTeX license DFSG-free if it would explicitly mention this patching facility? > > Computer Modern is a different matter. If the font files really > prohibit modifications, then that is unfortunate. Someone (perhaps > the tetex maintainer?) should ask Knuth for a change to his license. > For example, "you may modify these files, provided you do not call > them the Computer Modern fonts". Or perhaps a notification that the Why do you not consider the same patching as above? You *can* patch CM using virtual fonts facility. I do not think there are restrictions on .vf files you can use with TeX. -- Good luck -Boris "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."
