[Clipart] SVG font

[Jon Phillips]

On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 21:16 +0300, Jarno wrote:
> 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.

I guess one large scale view of this project is that it is one part of
an Open Media Library, and then an Open Font Library would be part of
that: http://openclipart.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Open_Media_Library

Anyone else have opinions on the subject?

Jon

> 
> > 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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