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

[Dave Crossland]

On 29 May 2013 18:24, Nathan Willis <nwillis at glyphography.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
>>
>> The ofl has no upgrade model, the authors have no resources to make an
>> update, and believe the license provides for this situation.
>
> Just curious: what would be an "upgrade model"

The GNU project suggest people declare 'This software is under GPLvX
or any later version' but the 'or any later version' isn't in the
license text itself. It is in all the CC licenses.

> and what "resources"?

Staff time, lawyer time.

> I do certainly appreciate the non-profit nature of SIL and how busy everyone is.
> But AFAIK, when other free software licenses have been upgraded, the
> community has participated, and it sure seems like there are a lot of
> interested parties who are willing to comment on these FAQ changes and white
> paper.  And it seems rare that a license would be upgraded on any sort of
> schedule; it's usually undertaken only when a real-world issue triggers it
> or a really long time has elapsed.
>
> Ultimately, that's orthogonal to the third reason mentioned, of course.  OFL
> is their license; no question about that, and it is and should be their
> call.

:)

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Cheers
Dave