[OpenFontLibrary] What's the big deal about @font-face anyway?

[Jeremy Dunck]

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Simos Xenitellis
<simos.lists at googlemail.com> wrote:
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> This would be easier if it was possible to negotiate between the browser and
> website as to which fonts are desired, sort of 'Accept-Font' (similar
> to Accept-Encoding and Accept-Language).
> Can the browser negotiate with the web server which font it would prefer to see?

Expecting web sites, in general, to have that much respect for their
audience is giving them too much credit.  Something that benefits only
the viewer must be in the hands of the viewer, IMHO.