Discussion of the Open Font Library ()

Dave Crossland | 19 Jan 2007 18:06

Re: exljbris

Hi Gustavo!

On 19/01/07, Gustavo Ferreira <grilo <at> centroin.com.br> wrote:
> http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl/

Thanks for this - I've added it to the list of quality freeware fonts
at http://www.openfontlibrary.org/wiki/index.php/Existing_Free_Fonts -
I hope to ask the owners of these fonts to consider using the OFL when
the OFLB is functional and more attractive.

Here's the non-free license information for these fonts. They are very
nice though! 

> > Font license information
> >
> > • This font is free for personal and commercial use

Awesome!

> > • This font may not be modified

Not so awesome 

> > • This font may not be distributed -not online nor on any
> >   media- without my permission

Not so awesome 

> > • This font may not be sold

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Rob Myers | 19 Jan 2007 19:46

Re: exljbris

Dave Crossland wrote:

> Here's the non-free license information for these fonts. They are very
> nice though! 

They are excellent! But NC-ND read stricly means you cannot actually use 
them in any derivative works at all, for example in any typography. 

- Rob.

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Dave Crossland | 20 Jan 2007 11:04

Re: exljbris

On 19/01/07, Rob Myers <rob@...> wrote:
> But NC-ND read stricly means you cannot actually use
> them in any derivative works at all, for example in any typography. 

Its not CC ND-NC, and the license is pretty clear that its fine for
use in commercial typographic design work.

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Regards,
Dave

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Rob Myers | 20 Jan 2007 17:22

Re: exljbris

Dave Crossland wrote:
> On 19/01/07, Rob Myers <rob@...> wrote:
>> But NC-ND read stricly means you cannot actually use
>> them in any derivative works at all, for example in any typography. 
> 
> Its not CC ND-NC, and the license is pretty clear that its fine for
> use in commercial typographic design work.

D'oh you are right.

This was one of a number of fonts I looked at via Digg and I confused it 
with another one. The bit about it being very cool still stands.

Sorry about that.

- Rob.