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ttf-ancient-fonts package

Old Symbola version, missing some glyphs

Bug #1824065 reported by seahen
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ttf-ancient-fonts (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
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Bug Description

The latest version of Symbola is 12.00, from http://users.teilar.gr/~g1951d/. The version in this package is missing many important symbols from newer versions of Unicode, such as U+2BEA (half-filled star), that are in the newer version.

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Lenin (gagarin) wrote :

not free anymore http://users.teilar.gr/~g1951d/License.pdf

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Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer) wrote :

Thanks for pointing that out, Lenin. That means that this bug cannot be fixed as the package cannot be updated to a newer version unless the license becomes free once more. As such, should be marked "Won't Fix".

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Lenin (gagarin) wrote :

Erich, I can't do so since Ubuntu says: "Won't Fix
Doesn't fit with the project plans, sorry."

So?

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Lenin (gagarin) wrote (last edit ):

fix is here http://sid.ethz.ch/debian/fonts-ancient-fonts/NEW3/ but will be non-free

Changed in ttf-ancient-fonts (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
Lenin (gagarin)
Changed in ttf-ancient-fonts (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Lenin (gagarin)
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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

It's not just "non-free". The new license is so restrictive that we can't even distribute the new font versions in a non-free section of our archives.

Changed in ttf-ancient-fonts (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Triaged
assignee: Lenin (gagarin) → nobody
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Lenin (gagarin) wrote :

https://dn-works.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/UFAS-Docs/License.pdf indeed network installs are prohibited

Changed in ttf-ancient-fonts (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Confirmed
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Lenin (gagarin) wrote :

the package should be removed. users are free to download it from upstream (or license it, depending on use) themselves...

Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer)
Changed in ttf-ancient-fonts (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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