-------- Message original -------- Sujet: RE: font "pointers" license Date : Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:36:41 +0000 De : Rowlett, Russ <rowl...@email.unc.edu> Pour : Olivier Sallou <olivier.sal...@irisa.fr>
Yes, that would be OK. Russ ________________________________________ From: Olivier Sallou [olivier.sal...@irisa.fr] Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:37 AM To: Rowlett, Russ Subject: Re: font "pointers" license Thanks! Would it be ok in this case if I specify that those fonts are under SIL Open Font License? (http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL) Olivier ----- Mail original ----- > De: "Russ Rowlett" <rowl...@email.unc.edu> > À: "Olivier Sallou" <olivier.sal...@irisa.fr> > Envoyé: Lundi 1 Août 2011 23:04:46 > Objet: RE: font "pointers" license > Hello Olivier > > I created the Pointers font in an antique universe where the phrases > "True Type" and "open source" had not yet been heard. I posted it on > the old America Online ("You've got mail!") site as freeware and > didn't give it a moment's thought after that. Someone, I don't know > who, converted it to a TrueType font and sent me a copy. The font has > drifted through the Internet for 16 years, and I see that my original > documentation is still attached on dafont.com. > > Although I originally stated that the font was not in the public > domain and should not be altered, it has already been altered to make > it a TrueType font. You have my permission to make whatever additional > modifications your application requires. > > Russ Rowlett > University of North Carolina > Chapel Hill NC USA > ________________________________________ > From: Olivier Sallou [olivier.sal...@irisa.fr] > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 4:02 AM > To: Rowlett, Russ > Subject: font "pointers" license > > Hi, > I am willing to package on Debian an application using your fonts > "pointers" (I found a download at > http://www.dafont.com/russ-rowlett.d497). > > However, the license file does not specify if fonts can be modified. I > do not wish to do so, but to put them on Debian, modifications must be > allowed. Setting it as "free" is not enough. > > Could you modify the license on your fonts, or update the license to > comply with an open source license? (while you keep the copyright). > > There is license: SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE > which may be of interest > (http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL) > > Thank you > > Olivier
