[Guix packaging] larsbrinkhoff/xgp-fonts #182

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opened 2026-08-15 22:58:30 +00:00 by htayj · 1 comment

htayj commented

2026-08-15 22:58:30 +00:00

(Migrated from github.com)

Candidate

Canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/xgp-fonts
Source snapshot: larsbrinkhoff-xgp-fonts-source at 8fd510bd64adc5a679cd3d1a4d6a960212acd5bf
Deliverable: Installable XGP bitmap-font collection
User-facing tags: historical-computing, font, BDF, XGP
Primary language: Shell
Build ecosystem: prebuilt BDF install via copy-build-system
SPDX disposition: NOASSERTION
License evidence: No license, copyright, or notice exists for the converted XGP BDF assets; GitHub reports no detected license.

License investigation blocker

The pinned tree contains BDF files and a conversion script but no LICENSE, COPYING, NOTICE, copyright statement, or license header; the live GitHub license field is null. README only states “MIT's XGP fonts, converted to BDF.”

The repository is public, non-archived, and nonempty, but the above evidence does not establish a Guix-acceptable redistribution license for the complete deliverable.

Packaging outlook

Expected packaging difficulty after license: easy.

Acceptance checks

Obtain and record an explicit, Guix-acceptable license or permission covering all shipped sources and assets.
Same-upstream coverage checked on 2026-08-15 against official GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix R Us, and RDE. No functional package referencing this exact upstream was found.
Create the package with the stated pinned source, build it, and run relevant functional checks.

Imported from GitHub issue/PR. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-08-15T22:58:30Z.

## Candidate - Canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/xgp-fonts - Source snapshot: `larsbrinkhoff-xgp-fonts-source` at `8fd510bd64adc5a679cd3d1a4d6a960212acd5bf` - Deliverable: Installable XGP bitmap-font collection - User-facing tags: historical-computing, font, BDF, XGP - Primary language: Shell - Build ecosystem: prebuilt BDF install via copy-build-system - SPDX disposition: `NOASSERTION` - License evidence: No license, copyright, or notice exists for the converted XGP BDF assets; GitHub reports no detected license. ## License investigation blocker The pinned tree contains BDF files and a conversion script but no LICENSE, COPYING, NOTICE, copyright statement, or license header; the live GitHub license field is null. README only states “MIT's XGP fonts, converted to BDF.” The repository is public, non-archived, and nonempty, but the above evidence does not establish a Guix-acceptable redistribution license for the complete deliverable. ## Packaging outlook Expected packaging difficulty after license: easy. ## Acceptance checks - Obtain and record an explicit, Guix-acceptable license or permission covering all shipped sources and assets. - Same-upstream coverage checked on 2026-08-15 against official GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix R Us, and RDE. No functional package referencing this exact upstream was found. - Create the package with the stated pinned source, build it, and run relevant functional checks. --- Imported from [GitHub issue/PR](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/182). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-15T22:58:30Z.

tay commented

2026-10-03 06:17:03 +00:00

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2026-10-03 primary-source licensing recheck: no verified compatible grant established; remains open/blocked, not delivered. Pinned source: github.com/larsbrinkhoff/xgp-fonts@8fd510bd64 . Source/tree/available notices checked against current upstream metadata; no new grant found. No licensing request or substitute sent. Source-only snapshot is not evidence of permission or a completed installable package.

2026-10-03 primary-source licensing recheck: no verified compatible grant established; remains open/blocked, not delivered. Pinned source: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/xgp-fonts/tree/8fd510bd64adc5a679cd3d1a4d6a960212acd5bf . Source/tree/available notices checked against current upstream metadata; no new grant found. No licensing request or substitute sent. Source-only snapshot is not evidence of permission or a completed installable package.