2007/10/1, Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > I think it is because the nimbus font is released on GPL license, so
> > the source code is required. The Olson DB is public domain so its
> > license does not exact the shipping of source form.
>
> The DFSG requires us to ship the source though. Clause 2.

I read: "2. The program must include source code". The Olson DB is the
data, not the source code. The source code is provided as a Perl
module.
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