[opensuse-artwork] [announcement] Code2000 font switched license from shareware to GPLv3+FE || OFL
Hi all, Great news! The author of the Code2000 pan-Unicode font has recently switched the font to being licensed under the GNU GPLv3. During the discussions where I attempted to verify the license and get commit access to the project, James granted dual licensing under the GPLv3+FE and the SIL OFL. Unfortunately he wants to keep the code2000.sf.net project as a historic and no-longer developed project and have us fork the project, hosting it elsewhere. My initial plans for the project are: * pick a name for the fork, C2K was suggested during the discussion * pick a site for hosting the fork, add Thierry, myself and anyone else who wants to join the project * setup a git repository and import the current binary TTF release * convert the binary TTF files into UFO format, which seems to be a more cross-vendor format than SFD, commit that to git. According to the current release, "All fonts are created from scratch natively in TTF format inside FontCreator 6.0". * cleanup and add documentation about the licensing * package it for Debian and encourage other distros to package it * blog about the freeing of the font and get that on LWN/etc * look for contributors and watch for bug reports -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
On Sat, 2012-02-04 at 19:06 +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
Great news! The author of the Code2000 pan-Unicode font has recently switched the font to being licensed under the GNU GPLv3.
Unfortunately this may appear to be a hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Code2000 http://www.unicode.org/mail-arch/unicode-ml/y2012-m02/thread.html#4 -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
On Saturday, February 04, 2012 07:14:47 PM Paul Wise wrote:
On Sat, 2012-02-04 at 19:06 +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
Great news! The author of the Code2000 pan-Unicode font has recently switched the font to being licensed under the GNU GPLv3.
Unfortunately this may appear to be a hoax:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Code2000 http://www.unicode.org/mail-arch/unicode-ml/y2012-m02/thread.html#4
I'm confused. 1) Was this email really meant to opensuse-artwork? 2) What is relevance of Code2000 fonts to be so excited about having it and disappointed if it is hoax. 3) Did you try authors old email address? (It would be not wise that everyone does that.) -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner@opensuse.org
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Paul Wise
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