On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 02:45:40PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > Package: freeamp > Version: 2.1-0rc5.1 > Severity: important
Severity: serious at least. Possibly critical - we're distributing material we have no right to distribute in any way, owned by a copyright owner who will have no hesitation at sueing us. > AFAICS this violates the DFSG. So either: > > 1. relegate freeamp to non-free [sic] I don't think we can do this. The last time we checked, there was no way we could distribute it even in non-free, because it wouldn't let us repackage it. > 2. depend on msttcorefonts and use the copy of arial.ttf provided by > that - this implies moving to contrib > 3. remove the dependence on this font altogether by replacing it or > the whole theme. > > Obviously, the third alternative is best. Probably upstream can be > convinced to follow suit ... I notice that SuSE 7.0 has a freeamp.rpm > including arial.ttf, and - contrary to Debian - they are for-profit. (3) is the only sane solution, and it needs to be done ASAP. -- David Starner - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pointless website: http://dvdeug.dhis.org "I don't care if Bill personally has my name and reads my email and laughs at me. In fact, I'd be rather honored." - Joseph_Greg
