Subject: Re: doscmd - where is ibmpc-font ?
To: David Carrel <carrel@cisco.com>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 05/16/1996 22:54:47
David Carrel writes:
> The only place I've been able to find it is on BSDi systems.  I don't know
> if BSDi has any copyrights on it.  It would be great if it could be
> included in the doscmd distribution under the same terms.

Whether it is labeled with a copyright or not, fonts themselves cannot
be copyrighted under U.S. law (although specific textual
representations of a font's appearance could be; however any
mechanical transformation would no longer be covered.)

European law is of course different...

> 
> Dave
> 
> > Where can I find the 'ibmpc' font that is mentioned in the
> > PROBLEMS file for doscmd ?
> > 
> > Cheerio
> > -- 
> > The cost of living hasn't affected it's popularity. (Mark Twain)
> > current	release=doc host=wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de \ "NetBSD-current 
> >       mirror"
> > hostbase=/mit/ftp/pub/NetBSD base=/usr prefix=/usr backup delete use-rel-su
ff
> >       ix
>