Author: Dave Crossland Date: To: BLAG Linux And GNU Development Discussion Subject: Re: [blag-devel] 90k: PersonalCopy-Lite-soundfont dependency chain
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2008/6/2 jeff <moe@???>: > Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> On Jun 1, 2008, jeff <moe@???> wrote:
>>>>> Lite (smaller) version of the PersonalCopy General Midi soundfont
>>>>> in soundfont 2.0 (.sf2) format.
>>> Non-functional Data
>>
>> Is it? A typographic font, in spite of its mainly aesthetic purpose,
>> is software rather than non-functional data. Are soundfonts (whatever
>> that is, -ENOCLUE here) something similar, or can they be really
>> regarded as non-functional?
>
> I think the FSF guideline would be
I suggest contacting the GNU project about this to clarify.
I'm not totally happy with the distinction between "non functional
data" and "functional data"; a sound font seems functional to me, in
the same way that fonts and - hoho - game maps are.
