[Nix-dev] Proprietary fonts not installed by default

[Ludovic Courtès]

Michael Raskin <7c6f434c at mail.ru> writes:

>> This mscorefonts example exposes a very big issue that extends much
>> further than just mscorefonts. There is stuff like ffmpeg, gstreamer,
>> x264, freetype2 that shouldn't be made available by default but they
>> all have dependents which effect lots of software because of build
>> time dependencies. All because of software patents that require
>> licensing in order to redistribute binaries.
>
> Please do not mix these two issues too much. Filtering out proprietary
> software should be one switch, and avoiding free software endangered by
> possible legality of software patents in the US should be another
> option. The reason is simple: in Europe software patents are void and it
> is reasonable not to behave voluntarily as if they are sound there.

+1

Ludo'.