> [i...@zenhack.net - Tue Nov 18 22:29:05 2014]: > > (sending this to both the fsf and the guix-devel mailing list) > > Quoting Ludovic Courtès (2014-11-16 16:09:33) > > Ian Denhardt <i...@zenhack.net> skribis: > > > > > Quoting Ludovic Courtès (2014-11-13 15:15:37) > > >> Did you hear from them? > > > > > > Finally, yes. Here's the full response: > > > > Great, thanks. > > > > > Quoting Donald R Robertson III (2014-11-11 10:57:53) > > > > [...] > > > > >> The best course of action would be to contact the author to try > and > > >> clear up these issues. As you can see from our license list > > >> <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#Fonts>, however, > there > > >> isn't a font license that we could really recommend that would > cover the > > >> same ground as what the author has outlined. But we could work > with him > > >> to try and get a better licensing situation. If you think it is > worth > > >> pursuing, please let us know and we will contact them > > > > It’s probably worth pursuing, although I can imagine they’d rather > spend > > a reasonable effort on it. > > Alright, I think we should contact him. My guess is he's not likely to > be very familiar with GNU/Linux or the Free Software community in > general (in addition to the licensing thing, the zip file contains > a .docx). I feel like if I draft a letter myself I'm likely to assume > too much knowledge. > > Don, if the developers here agree, I'd appreciate it if you'd contact > the author, or perhaps draft a letter at least. > > -Ian
Just an update that I am in contact with the author, and we are working on the issues. Thank you for your time. > > -- Sincerely, Donald R. Robertson, III, J.D. Copyright & Licensing Associate Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02110, USA Phone +1-617-542-5942 Fax +1-617-542-2652 ---
