[OpenFontLibrary] droidfonts.com

[Ben Laenen]

Since when are we interested in the release of non-free commercial 
fonts? :-p

I see nothing new on that page. It's just promoting the commercial 
variant of Droid...

Ben


On Tuesday 10 February 2009, Simos wrote:
> Ascender created a dedicated website on the Droid font family,
> http://www.droidfonts.com/
>
> I copy some of the text of the website:
>
> "The Droid fonts included with the Android SDK are distributed
> under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
>
> Ascender is working with Open Handset Alliance members
> and other partners to modify and customize the Droid fonts.
> Some of these new versions may be added to the Android SDK
> under the Apache License, while other versions will remain
> proprietary and offered by Ascender under a commercial license.
>
> In addition to custom versions of the Droid fonts, Ascender
> is developing "Pro" versions which will be available for
> purchase/download by creative professionals under an commercial font
> license.
>
> View the Ascender End User License Agreement for the Droid Pro Fonts.
>
> The "Pro" versions will be in the OpenType format with additional
> typographic features. The initial release has Old Style Figures,
> and more enhancements are planned for the future.
>
> New weights, such as Droid Sans Condensed,
> are also in development.
>
> If you have any questions regarding the font license
> or custom type development, please contact us."
>
>
> The Droid Pro fonts that Ascender is developing have the following
> additions: *  Additional styles and weights
>     * Character set extensions
>     * Enhanced language support
>     * Advanced OpenType typographic features
>
> Simos