[OpenFontLibrary] Commissioned-then-Open Font Model - was: New Ubuntu Fon

[Fontfreedom at aol.com]

>I think that many authors of software libraries - programmers  -
>understand how they can make more money with free software than  with
>proprietary software, which is why so much free software library  code
>exists. This is less true of applications programmers, and even  less
>true of type designers.
 
^^^^^^^^^
 
For many software authors, yes, they can make more with open source, but  
for MOST authors of software libraries, that is simply false. Programmers  
understand that releasing their software libraries as proprietary will make 
more  money in the long run.
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