[OpenFontLibrary] [GFD] Tom Phinney on Libre Fonts

[Dave Crossland]

On 14 October 2013 21:48, vernon adams <vern at newtypography.co.uk> wrote:
> This all could be an interesting discussion, except I read Tom's article
> not as part of any discussion, but as a piece of Online Advertising for
> the WebInk product.

Its a nice theory, but the word 'webink' is nowhere to be found on
http://www.thomasphinney.com/2013/10/free-fonts-revealed-and-reviled/

> Tom is just saying  "hey, use our stuff. Your stupid if you use that free stuff."

No, he's not.

> I  think that sort of journo-advertising would be better effective by
> showing people why the WebInk product is really good, what sets it
> apart positively from other webfont services, and ultimately why its target
> users should invest in it. Dissing other people's more poular output never
> looks good, it 'turns on' a few people, but 'turns off' a lot more. It's bad branding 101.

He who casts the first stone bro ;)