<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16825" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7>>He and I have been discussing this for at least 2 years, and it seems >we are unlikely to resolve this difference. We both agree that "libre" >solves both our problems, and although it introduces problems of its >own - it is not a native English word, and so the meaning must be >explained to most people - we are happy to focus on that term as a >compromise. > >Another alternative is to refer to our fonts as "FLOSS fonts" instead >of "libre fonts." Perhaps the closest english word is "liberty"? Font Liberty. <SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 14px/17px 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; TEXT-ALIGN: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0"> <TABLE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px"> <TBODY style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px"> <TR style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px"> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">lib·er·ty  (lĭb'ər-tē)   n.   pl. lib·er·ties  <OL style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75em; FONT-SIZE: 0.92em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.5em 2em; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px" type=1> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px"> <OL style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75em; FONT-SIZE: 1em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0em 2em; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px" type=a> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">The condition of being free from restriction or control.</LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.</LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor. See Synonyms at <A style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(17,102,153); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px" href="aoldb://mail/browse/freedom">freedom</A>.</LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">A breach or overstepping of propriety or social convention. Often used in the plural.</LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">A statement, attitude, or action not warranted by conditions or actualities: a historical novel that takes liberties with chronology.</LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">An unwarranted risk; a chance: took foolish liberties on the ski slopes.</LI></OL></LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control.</LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference: the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights.</LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px"> <OL style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75em; FONT-SIZE: 1em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0em 2em; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px" type=a> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">A breach or overstepping of propriety or social convention. Often used in the plural.</LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">A statement, attitude, or action not warranted by conditions or actualities: a historical novel that takes liberties with chronology.</LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">An unwarranted risk; a chance: took foolish liberties on the ski slopes.</LI></OL></LI> <LI style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">A period, usually short, during which a sailor is authorized to go ashore.</LI></OL> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 14px/17px 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; TEXT-ALIGN: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 14px/17px 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); TEXT-INDENT: -13px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; TEXT-ALIGN: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0">   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004.<A style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(85,85,85); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; PADDING-TOP: 0px" href="http://dictionary1.classic.reference.com/browse/Liberty">http://dictionary1.classic.reference.com/browse/Liberty</A> (accessed: May 13, 2009). </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV> </DIV><DIV CLASS="aol_ad_footer" ID="8736abf79d19a8ff3fa6b56279ea18d9"> <hr style="margin-top:10px"/><A HREF=http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221972443x1201442012/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B214819441%3B36680237%3Bi>Dell Mini Netbooks: Great deals starting at $299 after instant savings!</A></DIV></BODY></HTML>