Deprecate 'epar' check (Universal profile)

The EPAR table is/was a way of expressing common licensing permissions and restrictions in metadata. Almost nothing supported it, and we gave it a chance for quite a while... (issues #4947)
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ A more detailed list of changes is available in the corresponding milestones for
 
 ### Deprecated checks
 #### On the Universal Profile
+  - **[epar]**: The EPAR table is/was a way of expressing common licensing permissions and restrictions in metadata; almost nothing supported it, and we gave it a chance for quite a while... (issues #4947)
   - **[kerning_for_non_ligated_sequences]**: "Is there kerning info for non-ligated sequences?" (issue #2954 / https://github.com/simoncozens/fontspector/commit/eaa52447ddc4a42e26b6430841a43026870d8a48)
 
 #### On the OpenType Profile

diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/checks/epar.py b/Lib/fontbakery/checks/epar.py
diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/adobefonts.py b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/adobefonts.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
         "color_cpal_brightness",
         "contour_count",  # was temporarily removed
         "control_chars",
-        "epar",
         "empty_glyph_on_gid1_for_colrv0",
         "file_size",
         "fontdata_namecheck",

diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/fontbureau.py b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/fontbureau.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
         "control_chars",
         "empty_glyph_on_gid1_for_colrv0",
         "empty_letters",
-        "epar",
         "file_size",
         "fvar_name_entries",
         "fontdata_namecheck",

diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/fontwerk.py b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/fontwerk.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         "fontdata_namecheck",
     ],
     "pending_review": [
-        "epar",
         "base_has_width",
         "googlefonts/axes_match",
         "overlapping_path_segments",

diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/microsoft.py b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/microsoft.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
         "designspace_has_sources",
         "empty_glyph_on_gid1_for_colrv0",
         "empty_letters",
-        "epar",
         "file_size",
         "fvar_name_entries",
         "fontdata_namecheck",

diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/typenetwork.py b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/typenetwork.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
         "varfont/unsupported_axes",  # Despite discouraging its use, TN accepts fonts with ital axis.
     ],
     "pending_review": [
-        "epar",
         "base_has_width",
     ],
     "sections": {

diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/universal.py b/Lib/fontbakery/profiles/universal.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
             "control_chars",
             "empty_glyph_on_gid1_for_colrv0",
             "empty_letters",
-            "epar",
             "family/single_directory",
             "family/vertical_metrics",
             "family/win_ascent_and_descent",

diff --git a/tests/test_checks_epar.py b/tests/test_checks_epar.py