[redeclipse] 255/494: debian/copyright: akashi.ttf permissive

[Martin Werner]

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commit 2e92b817b2536d2c1ae3bc65d12a20aaa66e587a
Author: Martin Erik Werner <martinerikwerner at gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Nov 23 01:26:15 2011 +0100

    debian/copyright: akashi.ttf permissive
---
 copyright | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/copyright b/copyright
index 1ac46d2..3195ea8 100644
--- a/copyright
+++ b/copyright
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ Upstream-Name: Red Eclipse
 Upstream-Contact: Quinton "Quin" Reeves <qreeves at gmail.com>
                   Lee "Eihrul" Salzman <lsalzman at gmail.com>
 Source: https://redeclipse.svn.sourceforge.net
- The folders src/include/ src/xcode/ src/lib/ src/site/ bin/ and the file
- data/fonts/akashi.ttf were all removed from the source.
+ The folders src/include/ src/xcode/ src/lib/ src/site/ bin/ were all removed
+ from the source.
  The header files here are already shipped within other Debian packages, or are
- unnecessary on GNU/Linux, and the font is not distributable.
+ unnecessary on GNU/Linux.
 Disclaimer:
- This package is not part of Debian due to its license, which is incompatibe
- with the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG).
+ This package is not part of Debian due to some of the game data not being in
+ "the preferred format for modification" (e.g. pre-rendered music) which would
+ be required by the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG).
 
 Files: *
 Copyright: Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Red Eclipse Team
@@ -358,6 +359,24 @@ License:
      * Wordpress themes may be edited and developed for individual use, but
        credit links must remain in place and adapted themes may not be
        reditributed.
+ .
+ Clarification:
+ .
+ I ("Arand") contacted Ed Merrit (of Ten by Twenty) via email, requesting a
+ clarification for the font license and received this response:
+
+ > Hi Arand,
+ >
+ > Basically, you can use the fonts for whatever you like, the only restriction
+   being that:
+ > If the font is a "paid" one, rather than a free one, you should not make the
+   .ttf file available to the public.
+ > Other than that I'm happy for you use the font however you like.
+ >
+ > Ed
+
+ The "akashi" typeface (available from http://www.tenbytwenty.com/akashi.php) is
+ made available for free by the author.
 Comment: *.png files are generated from akashi.ttf using ttf2font
          available from http://quadropolis.us/node/1375
 

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