[tex-live] Filename collision between levy and oesch packages

Robin Fairbairns Robin.Fairbairns at cl.cam.ac.uk
Thu Jul 3 23:14:06 CEST 2008


Alexis Ballier <aballier at gentoo.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:17:32 +0100
> Robin Fairbairns <Robin.Fairbairns at cl.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> > just about to shut down my machine for the night, and i noticed
> > oesch.mf in an editor window.
> > 
> > it has a very clear no-modify licence.
> > 
> > so i'll now modify the catalogue to say it's other-nonfree
> 
> Thanks for having a look at it.
> Does that mean I'd better remove oesch from my texlive packages? Or
> just wait for an update and update the oesch package accordingly ?

the updated sources are now on ctan (i got a rapid answer from the
author -- note i've corrected his address in the catalogue authors
list).

i would say it shouldn't be in tex live as it now stands, but karl's the
man whose opinion really counts, i suppose.

i can't do anything tomorrow -- otherwise engaged, i'm afraid.

robin


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