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

[Pablo Impallari]

> You know, we have the situation at present where at least one major corp
is using my fonts in their services
> They are modifying and using the RFN without agreement from me.

I have the same concerns as Vernon.
I'm getting the feeling that removing the RFM will allow Adobe and MT to do
whatever they want without agreement from us.




2013/5/23 Denis Jacquerye <moyogo at gmail.com>

> 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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> Denis Moyogo Jacquerye
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>



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Un Abrazo
Pablo Impallari
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