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Review: fonts-ibm-plex 6.1.1-2

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Descriptionextensive typeface family designed by IBM

IBM Plex is an extensive font family developed by IBM. It comes in four subfamilies (Sans, Sans Condensed, Mono and Serif) and 8 weights (Thin, Extralight, Light, Regular, Text, Medium, Semibold, Bold), with true italics to complement them. A variable-weight counterpart of IBM Plex Sans is also available.

The four basic subfamilies support most of the languages using the Latin alphabet (including Vietnamese), the Cyrillic writing system and monotonic Greek. Hebrew (including cantillation marks), Thai (both looped and loopless), Devanagari and Arabic are supported as separate typefaces.

There is also support for common mathematical and currency symbols as well as ligatures and stylistic alternates.

This package contains the TrueType (CFF) flavored OpenType fonts and the WOFF/WOFF2 web fonts.

MaintainerDebian Fonts Task Force <debian-fonts@lists.debian.org>
Changed ByBastian Germann <bage@debian.org>
Sponsorbage@debian.org
Distributionunstable
Architectureall
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/fonts-team/fonts-ibm-plex.git (browse)
Closes#1144968
Popcon Installs512
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fonts-ibm-plex
Uploaded2 hours ago

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.changes
Version6.1.1-2
Changed-ByBastian Germann
Architecturesource all
Distributionunstable
DateMon, 24 Aug 2026 08:53:08 +0200
Sourcefonts-ibm-plex
Changelog
fonts-ibm-plex (6.1.1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Team upload
   * Remove the comment about RFN being incompatible with main
   * Build from source
   * Move the package to main (Closes: #1144968)
.dsc
Componentmain
Package-Listfonts-ibm-plex deb fonts optional arch=all
Sectionfonts
Priorityoptional
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: IBM Plex
Source: https://github.com/IBM/plex
Comment:
 "IBM" and "IBM Plex" are trademarks of IBM Corp.
 .
 The short-lived upstream version v1.1.4 was dual-licensed as "OFL-1.1
 or Apache-2.0". The Apache license has been pulled from v1.1.5 because
 of a request of the IBM legal team. There is an upstream issue where these
 licensing changes are discussed: https://github.com/IBM/plex/issues/190.

Files: *
Copyright: 2017-2018 IBM Corporation
License: OFL-1.1
Comment: OFL licensed with Reserved Font Name "Plex".

Files: debian/*
Copyright: 2018-2022 Paride Legovini <paride@debian.org>
License: ISC

Files: debian/*.metainfo.xml
Copyright: 2018-2019 Paride Legovini <paride@debian.org>
License: CC0-1.0

License: OFL-1.1
 Reserved Font Name "Plex"
 .
 This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License,
 Version 1.1.
 .
 This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
 http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
 .
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 .
 PREAMBLE
 The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide
 development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation
 efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and
 open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership
 with others.
 .
 The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and
 redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. The
 fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded,
 redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved
 names are not used by derivative works. The fonts and derivatives,
 however, cannot be released under any other type of license. The
 requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply
 to any document created using the fonts or their derivatives.
 .
 DEFINITIONS
 "Font Software" refers to the set of files released by the Copyright
 Holder(s) under this license and clearly marked as such. This may
 include source files, build scripts and documentation.
 .
 "Reserved Font Name" refers to any names specified as such after the
 copyright statement(s).
 .
 "Original Version" refers to the collection of Font Software components as
 distributed by the Copyright Holder(s).
 .
 "Modified Version" refers to any derivative made by adding to, deleting,
 or substituting -- in part or in whole -- any of the components of the
 Original Version, by changing formats or by porting the Font Software to a
 new environment.
 .
 "Author" refers to any designer, engineer, programmer, technical
 writer or other person who contributed to the Font Software.
 .
 PERMISSION & CONDITIONS
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 a copy of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify,
 redistribute, and sell modified and unmodified copies of the Font
 Software, subject to the following conditions:
 .
 1) Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components,
 in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself.
 .
 2) Original or Modified Versions of the Font Software may be bundled,
 redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy
 contains the above copyright notice and this license. These can be
 included either as stand-alone text files, human-readable headers or
 in the appropriate machine-readable metadata fields within text or
 binary files as long as those fields can be easily viewed by the user.
 .
 3) No Modified Version of the Font Software may use the Reserved Font
 Name(s) unless explicit written permission is granted by the corresponding
 Copyright Holder. This restriction only applies to the primary font name as
 presented to the users.
 .
 4) The name(s) of the Copyright Holder(s) or the Author(s) of the Font
 Software shall not be used to promote, endorse or advertise any
 Modified Version, except to acknowledge the contribution(s) of the
 Copyright Holder(s) and the Author(s) or with their explicit written
 permission.
 .
 5) The Font Software, modified or unmodified, in part or in whole,
 must be distributed entirely under this license, and must not be
 distributed under any other license. The requirement for fonts to
 remain under this license does not apply to any document created
 using the Font Software.
 .
 TERMINATION
 This license becomes null and void if any of the above conditions are
 not met.
 .
 DISCLAIMER
 THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
 EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF
 MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
 OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
 INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT SOFTWARE OR FROM
 OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.

License: ISC
 Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
 purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
 copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
 .
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
 WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
 ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, 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.

License: CC0-1.0
 On Debian systems, the full text of the Creative Commons CC0 1.0
 Universal can be found in the file "/usr/share/common-licenses/CC0-1.0".

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accepted — allocated to mechtilde 1 hour ago, started 1 hour ago, completed 0 hours ago.

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