Finalise Ubuntu Font Family licence/distribution terms
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu Font Family |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Ubuntu Font Licence |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
In order for any .deb packages to be presented for potential uploading to the main Ubuntu archives ('universe'/'main') the licensing will need to be clarified/finalised to something DFSG-ish (Ubuntu has slightly different requirements to Debian but they are fairly similar). The Ubuntu Font Family is released for the present under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0:
https:/
For the phased beta/development stages, the Ubuntu Font Family has been distributed under both internal, and latterly non-NDA licensing terms via the PPAs. This bug report is a placeholder to track what needs doing on a _technical level_ once any high-level decision/choice/etc has been assessed/finalised at some point. Following finalisation of any licensing decision the font family will need further updates to adjust in various places:
1. in the .ttfs (probably best to get DM to undertake this, although it could be done retrospectively as the TTF data is structured)
2. in the .deb package's 'debian/copyright' file.
3. relevant wiki pages, eg. https:/
4. fonttest.
5. any press/notices/blogs on the subject (DM, Mark, Fridge, UWN, DX Team blog, Canonical, ...)
6. please click edit and extend this list!
Related branches
Changed in ubuntu-font-family: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
summary: |
- Finalise <1.0 Ubuntu Font Family licence/distribution terms + Finalise Ubuntu Font Family licence/distribution terms |
tags: | added: uff-10.10-todo |
Changed in ubuntu-font-family: | |
milestone: | none → 0.7.0 |
Changed in ubuntu-font-family: | |
milestone: | 0.6.7 → 0.7.0 |
Changed in ubuntu-font-family: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in ubuntu-font-licence: | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
On a related-note, bug #648406 notes that the DRMish bits need clearing.