[Clipart] SVG font

Jarno jarno at huittinen.com
Wed Jun 29 11:16:17 PDT 2005


My opinion is that we shouldn't mix the cliparts and fonts ... if there is
a "open font collection" project the fonts should be there or if there
isn't that kind of project ... someone should make that kind of project.
It would be nice to have collection of public domain linsenced fonts.

-Jarno-

> Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> writes:
>
>> I think it suits our project best to release fonts in an open
>> standard.  Are OpenType or TrueType open standards?
>
> Define "open standard".  TrueType and OpenType were not designed by a
> working group for a standards body in view of the public, but they do
> have published and available format specifications.
>
> However, as much as I want to see more free fonts in the world, I
> think fonts are inherently different from clipart in a number of ways,
> and TrueType/OpenType are different from SVG, too, so it would make a
> certain amount of sense to refer font donations to an affiliate or
> sister "Open Fonts Collection" project, if such a thing exists.
>
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