Please CC: me on replys, i'm not subscribed to the list. I asked the author of some Freeware fonts, if he could licence them under an open source licence. This is his reply, please check the Licence below, if this classifies them open source for Debian.
I fear that "no derivative works" is a fatal kriteria, isn't it? (the adding of accents etc. is ok) Might there be an exception for artwork? (well... i would consider source code artwork, too ;) And fonts are somewhat source code for the ttf interpreter...) But 2 a) ist the only non-free Part of the Licence, isn't it? Please reply to me soon, so i can tell the author that in order to be included with Debian, he'd had to allow the creation of derived works under the same licence as his original fonts. So Debian will still be lacking good free ttf fonts (except for the few openoffice fonts). :-( Greetings, Erich Schubert (currently in New Maintainer Process) ----- Forwarded message from R Larabie ----- From: RLarabie To: "Erich Schubert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Free TTF Fonts for Linux ? Importance: Normal If you include the attached file with my fonts (the freeware ones only of course www.larabiefonts.com) then you're free to distribute them with Linux. It's not completely free open source though - it doesn't allow for derivative works to be created or re titling but allows for accents to be added, format conversions ... what most people are looking for anyway. Ray Larabie Typodermic http://www.typodermic.com -----Original Message----- From: Erich Schubert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 9, 2001 10:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Free TTF Fonts for Linux ? One thing, Linux is still lacking very much are good, free TTF Fonts. Unfortunately, for Distributions such as Debian Linux (www.debian.org) there _is_ a requirement for them to be "free" in order to be included in the main distribution. This includes the right to distribute them freely and free of charge and to modify them. You may of course require that the Copyright Notice and original Author are kept intact; you can even require the inclusion of your "donaition.html" with the font's documentation. Maybe you would be so generous to release some (of course not your best ones ;) of your fonts under the GPL. Then your fonts could be installed by default on thousands of systems ;) A Description of the Requirements to be included in the Debian Linux "main" Distribution is available on http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines It would be fantastic if you could release some of your fonts that "free", so we could include them. Greetings, Erich Schubert ------------------ The fonts contained in this archive are Freeware. No payment is required for the use of these fonts. They're free! Commercial use? Sure, but a donation or a product sample would be appreciated. $40 US is the usual amount per font for commercial use but any amount is appreciated. I make all the fonts (around 450 of them) on my web page and they're all free. I offer Deluxe versions of some of my fonts for sale. They contain several weights and styles of each font. http://www.larabiefonts.com/deluxe.html The page is called Larabie Fonts try: http://www.larabiefonts.com or search for Larabie Fonts in a search Engine I've provided the world with about 450 free fonts, if you'd like to make a donation I'd be more than happy to accept it. No donation is too small! Music and artwork are good too. If you have some CD's you're not listening to anymore, send 'em along! Send anything at all to Ray Larabie 61 Wesley Ave. Port Credit Ontario, CANADA L5H 2M8 If you decide to send a cheque (that's how we spell it in Canada) make it payable to Ray Larabie. If you want to double check the address have a look at the donation section on any of my webpages. Canadian or US funds? Any funds are fine with me. Whatever's easy for you. Double-check the following URL and learn about alternate forms or payment such as gift certificates and credit card donations. http://www.larabiefonts.com/donation.html Ray Larabie [EMAIL PROTECTED] or... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Font installation in Windows: Unzip the font using a program such as Winzip then drag & drop the font into your font folder (usually c:\windows\fonts) Font installation on a Mac: You must have STUFFIT EXPANDER 5.1.2 (or better) to expand the archive. ------------------------------- Larabie Fonts End-user license agreement software product from Larabie Fonts --------------------------------------------------- SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed, not sold. 1. GRANT OF LICENSE. This document grants you the following rights: - Installation and Use. You may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. You may copy and distribute unlimited copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT as you receive them, in any medium, provided that you publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice. Keep intact all the notices that refer to this License. And give any other recipients of the fonts a copy of this License along with the fonts. 2. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS. - You may modify your copy or copies of the fonts or any portion of it, provided that you also meet all of these rules: a) Do not alter in any way alphamumerics(eq. a-z, 1-9) contained in the font. An exception is converting between formats, here is allowed the nominal distortion that occurs during conversion from second order to third order quadratic curves (TrueType to Postscript) and vice versa. b) Extra characters may be added, here it is allowed to use curves from alphanumerics in fonts under same license. c) It is allowed to modify and remove analpahbetics (punctuation, special characters, ligatures and symbols). d) The original font name must remain but can be augmented. (ie. Blue Highway Cyrillic, Blue Highway ANSI, Blue Highway Fudge) e) Character mapping may be altered. f) If the kerning information is damaged or discarded please state that in the user notes or documentation. g) All modifications must be released under this license. LIMITED WARRANTY NO WARRANTIES. Larabie Fonts expressly disclaims any warranty for the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT and any related documentation is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties or merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or noninfringement. The entire risk arising out of use or performance of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT remains with you. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. In no event shall Larabie Fonts be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use this product, even if Larabie Fonts has been advised of the possibility of such damages. 3. MISCELLANEOUS Should you have any questions concerning this document, or if you desire to contact Larabie Fonts for any reason, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] , or write: Ray Larabie, 61 Wesley Ave. Mississauga, ON Canada L5H 2M8 ----- End forwarded message -----
