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Bug#974992: Licencing disagreement causes user confusion

From	Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj@ubuntu.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject	Bug#974992: Licencing disagreement causes user confusion
Date	2020-11-17 19:10 +0100
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Package: vrms
Version: 1.27
Severity: wishlist

Hi!

fonts-ubuntu is shipped by default on Ubuntu systems. It has significant 
reverse dependencies and cannot be uninstalled easily.

Debian considers fonts-ubuntu to be “non-free”, while Canonical 
disagrees. But vrms lists fonts-ubuntu as non-free also on Ubuntu systems.

Recently I have seen two Ask Ubuntu questions where users have run vrms, 
found fonts-ubuntu to be non-free, and tried to uninstall the package:

* https://askubuntu.com/q/1292336

* https://askubuntu.com/q/1292751

This situation is unfortunate. Given the difference in opinion, I would 
suggest that vrms does not count fonts-ubuntu as non-free when built on 
Ubuntu systems.

-- 
Thanks!

Gunnar Hjalmarsson
https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj

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Bug#974992: Licencing disagreement causes user confusion Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj@ubuntu.com> - 2020-11-17 19:10 +0100
  Bug#974992: Licencing disagreement causes user confusion Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj@ubuntu.com> - 2020-11-18 01:50 +0100
  Bug#974992: Licencing disagreement causes user confusion Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2020-11-18 22:50 +0100
    Bug#974992: Licencing disagreement causes user confusion Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj@ubuntu.com> - 2020-11-18 23:40 +0100
      Bug#974992: Licencing disagreement causes user confusion Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2020-11-18 23:50 +0100
        Bug#974992: Licencing disagreement causes user confusion Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj@ubuntu.com> - 2020-11-19 00:30 +0100
  Bug#974992: Licencing disagreement causes user confusion Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2020-11-18 23:00 +0100

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