> > Restrictions on Alteration. You may not rename, edit or create any > > derivative works from the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, other than subsetting > > when embedding them in documents. > > This automatically makes it not DFSG free since we cannot alter the > original in any form, not even for our own use. This obviously refers to > the fonts themselves.
Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is creating a .deb of the fonts a derivative work? I think that > Microsoft's lawyers might think so, which is what counts in the this > case. Urgh. Yes, creating a .deb is a derivative work. It's the original plus our stuff. The thing is: including all the fonts by wrapping the whole thing up in a .deb is creating an improper subset of the fonts -- so the concept of packaging them is likely to be controversial. The right thing to do here is contact Microsoft and ask. -- Raul
