[OpenFontLibrary] [GFD] OFL-FAQ update draft and web fonts paper

[Vernon Adams]

Barry,
Not sure i understand 100% what you are saying :)
specifically -  "Free software can be charged for; otherwise it is not free as in
freedom"
is there a 'not' missing?
-v



On 22 May 2013, at 17:15, Barry Schwartz <chemoelectric at chemoelectric.org> wrote:

> Vernon Adams <vern at newtypography.co.uk> skribis:
>> On 22 May 2013, at 13:45, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I want to see libre fonts as widely used as possible while remaining libre.
>> 
>> Agreed. However, it's the 'remaining libre' aspect that is my
>> concern. You know, we have the situation at present where at least
>> one major corp is using my fonts in their services and not even i am
>> 'free' to get the modified fonts they are using :) I realise that is
>> only indirectly an RFN issue but for me it flags up the need to look
>> at the altering of licensing for Libre fonts with caution.
> 
> Free software can be charged for; otherwise it is not free as in
> freedom. Once you pay for it, if it is copylefted, _then_ you can
> redistribute, etc.
> 
> So that’s not really a ‘situation’ unless they try to prevent the
> second part.