This package was Debianised by Ben Harris in 2024. The upstream sources for Bedstead were obtained from . The upstream source tarball is constructed from Git rather than from the upstream Zip file. This explanation of Bedstead's copyright situation comes from bedstead.c: /* * Many of the character bitmaps below formed the typeface embodied in * the SAA5050 series of character-generator chips originally made and * sold by British company Mullard in the early 1980s. Copyright in the * typeface will still be owned by Mullard's corporate successors, but * under section 55 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 that * copyright is no longer infringed by the production or use of * articles specifically designed or adapted for producing material in * that typeface. * * The rest of the glyphs, and all of the code in this file, were * written by Ben Harris , Simon Tatham * , and Marnanel Thurman * between 2009 and 2024. * * To the extent possible under law, Ben Harris, Simon Tatham, and * Marnanel Thurman have dedicated all copyright and related and * neighboring rights to this software and the embodied typeface to * the public domain worldwide. This software and typeface are * distributed without any warranty. * * You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication * along with this software. If not, see * . */ A copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication is available on Debian systems in /usr/share/common-licenses/CC0-1.0 The file "editor.py" is by Simon Tatham and released into the public domain under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. The remaining source files are by Ben Harris and released into the public domain under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. More information about the source files is available in the HACKING file. The Debian packaging of Bedstead is similarly released into the public domain under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. Bedstead is not part of Debian because it is not entirely free. While there are no restrictions on the distribution and use of the typefaces as typefaces, the original SAA5050 character designs are still under copyright as artistic works in the United Kingdom and use of them other than by making and using typefaces might infringe that copyright.