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

[Denis Jacquerye]

With some free software you have the freedom to sell it, to cover your cost
of distribution, support or for profit, as long as you provide the license
and offer the source allowing buyers to have the same freedoms you have.
The GPL gives that specific freedom:
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney
The OFL doesn't give that specific freedom. If sold, it must be bundled
with other software, it cannot be sold on its own.
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=OFL-FAQ_web#f9c4ccfe


On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 1:43 AM, Vernon Adams <vern at newtypography.co.uk>wrote:

> 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.
>
>


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