README file from Debian ghostscript fonts package.

Maintained by joost witteveen, joostje@master.debian.org


I downloaded the source from any old GNU mirror site:
ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/gnu/ghostscript-fonts-2.6.1.tar.gz
The diffs are against this.


Copyright information:

From: tedhajek@sowhat.micro.umn.edu (Ted Hajek)
To: Debian Mailing List 
Subject: Ghostscript font copyrights
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 95 23:14 CST

Here's the copyright information I was able to divine regarding the
fonts distributed with Ghostscript v2.6.1.  Ghostscript itself is
distributed under the GPL.

Could someone take a look at this and let me know if it appears
acceptable?  If so, I'll include it as the copyright file for a new
version of the "gsfonts" package.  If not, I can attempt to track down
more copyright information.

Thanks,

- Ted

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>From the file "fonts.doc":

  The fonts included with Ghostscript come in several parts:

        - Font data in files *.gsf: each file defines one
          (transformable) font specified in outline form.

        - BuildChar procedures in gs_fonts.ps: these provide the
          algorithms for interpreting the data in the .gsf files.

        - The Fontmap file: this relates Ghostscript font names to .gsf
          file names.

  Currently, most of the fonts supplied with Ghostscript are based on
  various public domain bitmap fonts, primarily the ones supplied with the
  X11 distribution from MIT, and on the public domain Hershey fonts.  The
  fonts are distributed in the file `ghostscript-N.NNfonts.tar.Z'.

>From the file "hershey.doc":

  This distribution is made possible through the collective encouragement
  of the Usenet Font Consortium, a mailing list that sprang to life to get
  this accomplished and that will now most likely disappear into the mists
  of time... Thanks are especially due to Jim Hurt, who provided the packed
  font data for the distribution, along with a lot of other help.

  This file describes the Hershey Fonts in general, along with a description of
  the other files in this distribution and a simple re-distribution restriction.

  USE RESTRICTION:
     This distribution of the Hershey Fonts may be used by anyone for
     any purpose, commercial or otherwise, providing that:
          1. The following acknowledgements must be distributed with
                the font data:
                - The Hershey Fonts were originally created by Dr.
                        A. V. Hershey while working at the U. S.
                        National Bureau of Standards.
                - The format of the Font data in this distribution
                        was originally created by
                                James Hurt
                                Cognition, Inc.
                                900 Technology Park Drive
                                Billerica, MA 01821
                                (mit-eddie!ci-dandelion!hurt)
          2. The font data in this distribution may be converted into
                  any other format *EXCEPT* the format distributed by
                  the U.S. NTIS (which organization holds the rights
                  to the distribution and use of the font data in that
                  particular format). Not that anybody would really
                  *want* to use their format... each point is described
                  in eight bytes as "xxx yyy:", where xxx and yyy are
                  the coordinate values as ASCII numbers.

  *PLEASE* be reassured: The legal implications of NTIS' attempt to control
  a particular form of the Hershey Fonts *are* troubling. HOWEVER: We have
  been endlessly and repeatedly assured by NTIS that they do not care what
  we do with our version of the font data, they do not want to know about it,
  they understand that we are distributing this information all over the world,
  etc etc etc... but because it isn't in their *exact* distribution format, they
  just don't care!!! So go ahead and use the data with a clear conscience! (If
  you feel bad about it, take a smaller deduction for something on your taxes
  next week...)

>From b*.afm files:

  ==> bchb.afm <==
  StartFontMetrics 2.0
  Comment Bitstream AFM Data
  Comment Copyright 1987-1990 as an unpublished work by Bitstream Inc., Cambridge, MA.
  Comment All rights reserved
  Comment Confidential and proprietary to Bitstream Inc.
  Comment Bitstream is a registered trademark of Bitstream Inc.

>From [nu]*.afm files:

  ==> n021003l.afm <==
  StartFontMetrics 2.0
  Comment Copyright URW Software, Copyright 1992 by URW

>From p*.afm file:

  ==> pzdr.afm <==
  StartFontMetrics 2.0
  Comment Copyright (c) 1984 Adobe Systems Incorporated.  All Rights Reserved.

>From n0*.gsf files:

  ==> n019003l.gsf <==
  %!PS-AdobeFont-1.0: NimbusSansL-Regular 001.002
  %%CreationDate: Mon May 18 1992
  % Copyright URW Software, Copyright 1992 by URW
  % URW Software, Copyright 1992 by URW

>From ncr*.gsf files:

  ==> ncrr.gsf <==
  {} FontDirectory/Courier known
   {/Courier findfont dup /UniqueID known
      { dup /UniqueID get 263786 eq exch /FontType get 1 eq and }
      { pop false } ifelse
      { pop save /restore load } if
   } if
  12 dict begin
  /FontInfo 10 dict dup begin
  /Copyright(Copyright \(c\) IBM Corporation 1990,1991.) def

>From p[hnst]*.gsf files:

  % Copyright 1984, 1987 Adobe Systems, Inc.
  % Portions Copyright 1988 Digital Equipment Corporation
  %
  % Helvetica is a registered trademark of Linotype.  Adobe is a 
  % registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.  Permission to use
  % these trademarks is hereby granted only in association with the
  % images described in this file.
  %
  % Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
  % its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
  % provided that the above copyright notices appear in all copies and
  % that both those copyright notices and this permission notice appear
  % in supporting documentation, and that the names of Adobe Systems and
  % Digital Equipment Corporation not be used in advertising or
  % publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without
  % specific, written prior permission.  Adobe Systems and Digital
  % Equipment Corporation make no representations about the suitability
  % of this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without
  % express or implied warranty.
  %
  % ADOBE SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION DISCLAIM ALL
  % WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
  % WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL ADOBE
  % SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
  % INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
  % RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
  % CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
  % CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.


>From u*.gsf files:

  %!PS-AdobeFont-1.0: URWAntiquaT-RegularCondensed 001.003
  %%CreationDate: Wed Aug 5 1992
  % Copyright URW Software, Copyright 1992 by URW
  % URW Software, Copyright 1992 by URW


