Re: [pygame] Want to buy font

[HandyGM <klachemin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Shinners wrote:

> I'm almost positive you cannot redistribute these fonts, but I've seen
> it done by commercial programs. 

Yeah, I've discovered Arial and Georgia are not redistributable, but 
what do you think about the "Bitstream Vera" font license at 
http://www.gnome.org/fonts, suggested by BobTheHamster? I've read it, 
the license seems pretty open, but I'd appreciate your opinion as well. 
The fonts are good - not as nice as Georgia, but plenty good for my 
purposes, anyway.

Thanks again for the link, Bob!

--Kamilche


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Here's an excerpt from the license:
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a 
copy of the fonts accompanying this license (“Fonts”) and associated 
documentation files (the “Font Software”), to reproduce and distribute 
the Font Software, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, 
merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the Font Software, and 
to permit persons to whom the Font Software is furnished to do so, 
subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright and trademark notices and this permission notice 
shall be included in all copies of one or more of the Font Software 
typefaces.

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and an excerpt from the FAQ:
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Copyright FAQ

1. I don't understand the resale restriction... What gives?

   Bitstream is giving away these fonts, but wishes to ensure its 
competitors can't just drop the fonts as is into a font sale system and 
sell them as is. It seems fair that if Bitstream can't make money from 
the Bitstream Vera fonts, their competitors should not be able to do so 
either. You can sell the fonts as part of any software package, however.

2. I want to package these fonts separately for distribution and sale as 
part of a larger software package or system.  Can I do so?

   Yes. A RPM or Debian package is a "larger software package" to begin 
with, and you aren't selling them independently by themselves. See 1. above.

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7. I want to sell a software package that uses these fonts: Can I do so?

   Sure. Bundle the fonts with your software and sell your software 
with the fonts. That is the intent of the copyright.