Quoting Jonas Smedegaard (2017-02-05 18:43:55)
> The software project includes fonts without license.
> 
> The "base 14" fonts below lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/fonts/pdfcorefonts
> includes a seemingly non-authoritative liense grant which is omitted
> from debian/copyright.

Hmm - that notice might be authoritative after all (related to a 
relicensing of some fonts by Adobe in 2006).  But please verify and 
document as a comment in debian/copyright.


> Some of the fonts below lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/fonts/afm also by 
> Adobe lack license as well - also already documented in 
> debian/copyright.
> 
> The fonts lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/fonts/ttf/c*ttf do not include 
> license - they seem to be BaKoMa which some sources mention as "free" 
> while e.g. http://www.math.utah.edu/~beebe/fonts/bakoma.html describe 
> them as free only for non-commercial use.

Even with the 2006 relicensing of some Adobe fonts, the above seem still 
in violation with DFSG.


 - Jonas

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