On 2/11/14, pravin.d.s(a)gmail.com <pravin.d.s(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 11 February 2014 16:17, Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)mattdm.org>
wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 12:34:01PM +0100, Alec Leamas wrote:
> > The msttcore fonts package available at [1] is a widely used add-on
> > package for Fedora/rpmfusion. I'm trying to make an official rpmfusion
> > package (using lpf) to make it possible to install this without
> > resorting to "out of Fedora" guides etc.
>
> While these fonts were made freely downloadable, it's my understanding
> that
> they were never released under a free license -- and if I remember right,
> not even under one which allows redistribution (you needed to get them
> from
> Microsoft directly).
>
>
Yeah, even Alec has provided proper license in spec file. [3]
"License: non-redistributable, no commercial use, no modifications
permitted"
It is clearly mention non-redistributable, so making rpm for redistribution
looks not allowed. I think you can get better comments from Fedora legal.
Regards,
Pravin Satpute
This is where lpf comes into play. The rpms and specs I try to get
some input on are lpf target packages. As such, they are built by the
user who also downloads the sources directly from sourceforge. There
is a lpf wrapper around these which more or less works like a
downloader. So, rpmfusion does not re-distribute this.
This works the same way as lpf-skype and lpf-spotify, none of which
allows re-distribution. The usage is cleared by spot.
That said, I really need some input on the package from people who
understands this font stuff. I've tried to read the GL and tips, but
I'm basically just confused on a higher level.
--alec