On 25 August 2013 22:14, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Ricardo Berlasso <rgb.m...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 2013/8/25 Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> > > > >> Alexandro Colorado wrote: > >> > >>> I wonder if OpenOffice could get a facelift on the fonts it comes up > with. > >>> I have seen quite a few of Apache license fonts that are pretty nice > >>> > >> > >> Within reason (we cannot include too many fonts) and within license > >> limitations (Apache 2 being the easiest one to integrate) we could > include > >> a few more fonts. > >> > >> Droid aside, do you have a short list of specific fonts (with download > >> links and license information) worth integrating? > >> > > > > > > Beside Droid and the fonts we already include (arimo, tinos, etc) it's > not > > easy to find Apache licensed fonts: most opensource fonts use SIL > license. > > > > It should be possible to include nearly any open source font with the > *binaries*, but I don't really see the point. Unless one of our > document templates actually uses the fonts, we're just adding clutter > to the user's machine. And if we do use the new fonts from the > templates then we would be introducing an interop issue, since those > documents would not render perfectly with older OpenOffice version, > where these new fonts would be missing. > > IMHO, if we really think that new fonts are needed, then it would be > better to do it in the form of a resource-only extension, with fonts > and templates. That extension could then be installed on AOO 4.0 > systems, but also earlier systems. >
+1 thats a good compatible way of doing it, with the advantage that our big dist. does not get bigger. rgds jan I. > Regards, > > -Rob > > > > On this page > > > > http://www.google.com/fonts/attribution > > > > there is a list of google fonts with their license. Of interest and with > > Apache license I can only see Open Sans and Open Sans Condensed > > > > http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Open+Sans > > http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Open+Sans+Condensed > > > > that are quite similar to Adobe's Source Sans Pro (which is SIL > licensed), > > the Noto family > > > > http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Noto+Sans > > http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Noto+Serif > > > > and not many more: Most other Apache fonts there are only "decorative". > > > > Note that I do not use those fonts on a regular basis (I'm a big fan of > > Libertine/Biolinum family that are dual licensed SIL+GPL with font > > exception), so I cannot say how good they are. > > > > But if we can include SIL licensed fonts on the search, it will be quite > > difficult to choose only a few :) > > > > Regards > > Ricardo > > > > > > > > > >> See https://issues.apache.org/ooo/**show_bug.cgi?id=122097< > https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=122097>for an example of a > similar enhancement issue. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Andrea. > >> > >> > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@openoffice.**apache.org< > dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
