I do not agree with this. The package description clearly states:
"You will need an Internet connection to download these fonts if you
don't already have them."
Also, the debconf templates include this information and the ability to
abort:
"If you haven't yet downloaded these fonts, leave thi
** Changed in: msttcorefonts (Debian)
Status: New => Fix Released
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msttcorefonts installs non-free fonts automatically and doesn't ask if user
agrees with license
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84453
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** Changed in: msttcorefonts (Debian)
Status: Unknown => New
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msttcorefonts installs non-free fonts automatically and doesn't ask if user
agrees with license
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This bug is confirmed by several people, see for example debbug #461926
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From: Roman Mamedov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Severe problems on machines without (or with expensive) Internet access
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:22:18 +0500
Package: msttcorefonts ; Version: 2.4
With the current version
Please don't close Baltix bugs, reported by main Baltix GNU/Linux
developer...
** Changed in: msttcorefonts (Baltix)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
Assignee: (unassigned) => Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas)
Status: Invalid => Confirmed
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msttcorefonts installs non-free fonts automati
Changing Status of msttcorefonts (Baltix) to Invalid.
** Changed in: msttcorefonts (Baltix)
Status: New => Invalid
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msttcorefonts installs non-free fonts automatically and doesn't ask if user
agrees with license
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84453
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Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and help make Ubuntu better.
However, I do agree that this is just a script and the fonts aren't distributed
with this package. I am closing this bug as Won't Fix. Please feel free to
reopen this bug report if you're still affected by it.
Thank yo
Why is that a difference in a legal sense?
A package can also e.g. be limited to non-commercial use only, even
though its binaries are just packaged within the distribution. We do not
prompt the user to tell them this non-commercial restriction. I do not
see what the crucial difference is between
the fonts aren't distributed within this package, they are download by
the user when the downloaded package is run
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msttcorefonts installs non-free fonts automatically and doesn't ask if user
agrees with license
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84453
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As with all packages, the copyright and licence conditions are in
/usr/share/doc/msttcorefonts/copyright. This has always been the case.
It doesn't make sense if each package is going to prompt for this. I
propose to close this bug.
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