Bug 10131

Summary:	x11-base/xfree contains (c) Materials from... Micro$oft!!!!!!!!!!!
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Frank Marien <frank>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	major
Priority:	Normal
Version:	1.4_rc1
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Frank Marien 2002-11-03 07:26:13 UTC

an emerge x11-base/xfree failed because the digests for some .exe file did not
match.. What was this .exe file doing in my Gentoo LINUX distro? I find several
of those. Concerned, I investigated. They appear to be fonts. doing a 'strings'
on them I found them to contain Microsoft EULA's. (Also, I found the reason for
the digest failure ; my transparant proxy changes "Microsoft" to "Micro$oft". A
little joke). I wish to have a M$-free environment, and a Linux distro, of all
the people, install this on my machine... I'm deeply offended. How did they get
there? Are they part of the XFree86 code or did you add them? Or did Bill?
How do I emerge x11-base/xfree without them?

Comment 1 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-11-03 08:25:22 UTC

Sad but true, M$ have the best truetype fonts around.  Those that xfree
get, is licensed for use if you distribute them as is (meaning in the .exe cab).
If you do not want them, do:

 # USE="-truetype" emerge xfree

Reading ebuild usually helps a bit.