[Nix-dev] Proprietary fonts not installed by default

[Eelco Dolstra]

Armijn Hemel wrote:

>> In r16253, in `modular-nixos', I turned `fonts.enableCoreFonts' to
>> `false' by default, instead of `true'.  My attention had been drawn to
>> this package by the vision of `.exe', `.dll', and similar file names
>> while doing `nixos-rebuild'.
>>
>> My opinion is that NixOS should not install non-free data, nor even
>> non-free software by default.  If we can reach a consensus on that, of
>> if the maintainer is OK to enforce it, then it's great.  Otherwise, I
>> think we should make sure it's a least easy to choose whether to use
>> proprietary data/software when installing NixOS.
>>
>> What do you think?
> 
> I agree. Packages that are not allowed to be redistributed should not be
> in public nix-channels either.

The MS corefonts are allowed to be redistributed.

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