On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan<t...@linux.thai.net> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Nicolas Spalinger > <nicolas_spalin...@sil.org> wrote: >> LI Daobing wrote: >>> yes, i know it is not DFSG-free. >>> >>> but not all the non-DFSG-free software can be uploaded to non-free, >>> and I can't found any conclusion that this software can be uploaded to >>> non-free. >>> >>> consider repost the license to debian-le...@l.d.o >> >> >> Hi Theppitak, >> >> I would highly recommend you try interacting with upstream again to >> convince them about adding their contact information to a FONTLOG and >> suggesting people get in touch with them via that file as it's not >> dropped by the package maintainers. Notifications can't be a requirement >> but you providing contact information and suggesting it can make it easier. >> >> One small step and their release can be free software and can be more >> widely distributed as part of Debian. > > Thanks to both of you for the comments. > > I'd like to say I have already tried that negotiation for over two years. > But as the copyright holders are governmental organizations, they're not > easy to convince. Talking to only one organization is difficult enough, > but in this case, there are two to convince! > > I would have ignored it if it's not because of the fact that the fonts > have now been used widespread (in a free-as-in-free-beer fashion, > though). > > I have tried sending them some messages again, anyway, by referencing > all relevant discussions here. I'll update on any progress.
With almost 2 months of silence from the copyright holders, I think I had better go on with worst case assumption. Given the unmodified version of the license, and with the assumption that all modification and redistribution is on postcardware basis, could debian-legal people re-evaluate the license for non-free upload? The license text can be found in the ITP bug log: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=524835 Thanks, -- Theppitak Karoonboonyanan http://linux.thai.net/~thep/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
