This is quite nice, Peter. With the proliferation of free fonts of late, we should definitely look into shipping/bundling some 'recommended' GNOME fonts, particularly this one, since (I assume) it has accessibility benefits.
It is interesting to note that (as far as I can see from [1]) these fonts are under a 'pure' GPL v3, and do not carry the standard v2-based font exception.[2] Do you know if this was intentional, or just an oversight? There is an explanation of the font exception here: http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/20050425novalis but it has not been updated for the v3. Luis [1] http://www.tiresias.org/fonts/fonts_download.htm and also from peeking inside the zip files [2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#FontException On Nov 23, 2007 12:35 PM, Peter Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi gang, > > I just received word (see attached) that the Tiresias family of fonts, > designed by the Royal National Institute for the Blind for clarity and > ease of recognition by folks with vision impairments are now available > under GPL v3. The family includes fonts recommended and tested for use > in signage, print, television, and computer use (the latter is "PCFont" > - see http://www.tiresias.org/fonts/pcfont/about_pc.htm for details). > > I would like to recommend we consider redistributing these fonts with > GNOME (or at least link to them so that UNIX distros that include GNOME > might become aware of and potentially include this font). > > > Regards, > > Peter Korn > Accessibility Architect, > Sun Microsystems, Inc. > > Dear Colleague, > > Free downloads are now available for the Tiresias fonts (LPFont, PCFont, > InfoFont, SignFont, KeyFont) from > www.tiresias.org/fonts/fonts_download.htm > > Work has continued on extending the list of standards which relate to > accessibility of information and communication technology systems and on > linking them to the committee responsible for each standard. Also, we > now have a quarterly report on the current status of standards under > development. The standards section is at www.tiresias.org/standards/ > > New and updated Guidelines > Transport - Now covers air, rail, road and sea. This can be found at > www.tiresias.org/guidelines/transport/ > > e-Voting - Now includes a new section on current voting practices for > people with disabilities. This can found at > www.tiresias.org/guidelines/e_voting.htm > > Household appliances - This new guideline can be found at > www.tiresias.org/guidelines/household_appliances.htm > > Accessible tourism - These guidelines have been extensively revised and > extended and can be found at > www.tiresias.org/guidelines/accessible_tourism/ > > The website has been modified to make it easier to navigate with > features such as "breadcrumbs". What else would make it easier for you > to use? > > Regards, > > Dr John Gill OBE FIET > Chief Scientist > > Scientific Research Unit > RNIB > 105 Judd Street > London > WC1H 9NE > > Tel +44 20 7391 2244 > > Web: www.tiresias.org > > > -- > DISCLAIMER: > > NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is > confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended > recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the > content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the > sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it > and any attachments from your system. > > RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by > its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it > cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. > We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. > > Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and > any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent > those of RNIB. > > RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 > > Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk > > > > This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - > www.blackspider.com > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-devel-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list > _______________________________________________ Gnome-accessibility-devel mailing list Gnome-accessibility-devel@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-devel
