Bug#494921: Fw: Re: jGaramond font license
Maybe replacing Garamond with Gentium would be the best choice, while
there is not free alternate more close to Garamond
Anyway, Claude Garamond died at year 1561
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garamond), i can't doubt a free typeface
based on his original drawings (if and when found) can be cc-nc-sa
since they are public domain from a long time, even knowing Adobe,
Agfa, ITC, etc., has distribution licences of their Garamond digital
typefaces.
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On 12/27/08, Luca Bruno <lucab@debian.org> wrote:
> Upstream told me that he won't release it under a free license.
> I'm thus considering this font non-free and non-distributable.
> Below his response...
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:01:58 +0100
> From: Jan Thor <jan AT janthor.de>
> To: Luca Bruno <lucab AT debian.org>
> Subject: Re: jGaramond font license
>
> Luca Bruno schrieb:
>>
>> Hi,
>> A debian user has just requested the inclusion of your jGaramond font
>> in the distribution. While I've read that you're deprecating and no
>> more supporting them, it could be still useful to have a free/libre
>> Garamond typeface floating around.
>>
>> I'm thus suggesting you to liberate your work for the community,
>> releasing it under a free license as this is already being done for a
>> lot general interesting font.
>>
>> I'd encourage you to adopt a generally used license, such as the Open
>> Font License (OFL): http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
>> If you're still in doubt, there is a concise FAQ for it:
>> http://scripts.sil.org/OFL-FAQ_web
>
> Hello Luca,
>
> I regret, but I can't do that.
>
> Yours, Jan
>
>
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