[OpenFontLibrary] The future of OFLB development

[vernon adams]

I have been thinking for a while (have i not mentioned it?) That I thought oflb should have a bone fide web font server, where web authors can serve the fonts with a single line in the head tag a la  GWF.
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Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:

>On 25 December 2012 16:09, Alexandre Prokoudine
><alexandre.prokoudine at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd start with a better question: what place in the modern ecosystem
>>> should OFLB be aiming at?
>>>
>>> When we started it, there was no TypeKit, no GFS, no half a dozen
>>> other web fonts foundries.
>>>
>>> What makes OFLB special today, apart from free-as-in-speech typefaces?
>>
>> I also think Alexandre's question is a very important one that
>> needs an answer before we proceed in any direction. The one
>> advantage OFLB has is that typeface authors become the
>> curators of their own fonts, which we don't see so much on,
>> say, Fontsquirrel, Kernest, or Google.
>
>I think Daniel is correct.
>
>What sets OFLB apart from FontSquirrel and GWF is that Ethan and I are
>gatekeepers for those services, deciding what is uploaded to each,
>whereas OFLB is 'self service.'
>
>I think it would make sense to add a 'link' object that points to
>projects that are hosted and developed elsewhere (DejaVu, Libertine,
>etc etc) so that OFLB really IS a 'library' - a complete index of all
>libre fonts on the web that presents the fonts in a way that is
>pleasant to browse.
>
>I think the features of www.openhatch.org are also good, in that they
>help people to become involved. OFLB can help type designers to set
>out a project's roadmap and invite people to participate on particular
>tasks.