Boris Veytsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) > > Date: 05 Aug 2002 19:46:09 -0700 > > > > > You cannot modify tex.web at all, but you are free to patch it with > > what you want and distribute the results, including binaries made from > > it. This is exactly the sort of thing that DFSG 4 had in mind, > > indeed, TeX has been the classic example of the implementation of DFSG > > 4. > > > > A hypothetical question. LaTeX has a facility of patching at compile > time -- the loading of system-wide or user-wide .cfg files. Would you > consider LaTeX license DFSG-free if it would explicitly mention this > patching facility?
It's not about what gets mentioned or not. But can I modify the behavior of any part of LaTeX, including what happens when I load article.sty? And am I allowed to do that by taking the original article.sty and using it as the basis for a modification? > > Computer Modern is a different matter. If the font files really > > prohibit modifications, then that is unfortunate. Someone (perhaps > > the tetex maintainer?) should ask Knuth for a change to his license. > > For example, "you may modify these files, provided you do not call > > them the Computer Modern fonts". Or perhaps a notification that the > > Why do you not consider the same patching as above? You *can* patch CM > using virtual fonts facility. I do not think there are restrictions on > .vf files you can use with TeX. Can I take the existing source file and use it as the basis of my new and different font?
