Contents * Summary * Background * Spot Check * Conclusion # Summary It would be helpful for packagers and users of FIGlet if all FIGlet source code files had a header comment providing information on copyright as well as licensing information. With the licensing information hopefully being free libre licenses. # Background I saw that the TOIlet website says: "The TOIlet project attempts to create a free replacement for the FIGlet utility.". The TOIlet website listed this IRC channel #libcaca@Freenode. I asked for further information about FIGlet being nonfree software in that channel and this link was shared. # Spot Check I used the files mentioned in to do an informed spot check of files in the FIGlet version 2.2.5 repository. says to "Add copyright and licensing information to each file". There were many files in the spot check that could be improved: * Makefile ** Copyright information but no license information. * chkfont.c ** Authors mentioned but no license information. * figlist ** Authors mentioned but no license information. * showfigfonts ** Authors mentioned but no license information. * figfont.txt ** Copyright information but license information appears more restrictive than LICENSE. * figlet.6 ** Copyright information but license information appears more restrictive than LICENSE. * All the files with .flf extension in the fonts directory ** Missing license information or the license information appears more restrictive than LICENSE. # Conclusion Given that many of the files in the spot check could be improved it make sense for a review of all of the source code files in the FIGlet source code. This would identify any other source code files that would benefit from having their copyright and licensing information improved.