Comment 3 for bug 769874
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| Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) wrote Re: [Bug 769874] Re: Naming restrictions in UFL considered non-free by Debian | #3 |
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The name requirements in the UFL are the result of some protracted
conversations with font designers, and they don't restrict what can be
done with the work in any way, they provide a framework for naming only.
As such, they appear to be in compliance with the DFSG as it stands
today, which specifically recognises that works can be free even if they
have special requirements around naming and versioning. The UFL amounts
to a requirement that minor derivatives use a version like "derivative
Foo X.y"
I respect the right of the ftp-masters to make their own call on that,
but it doesn't seem to add up under current Debian policy as I read it.
Mark