Bug#632174: Fwd: font "pointers" license
I tried to clarify license on "pointers" fonts embedded in upstream software.
Author is ok to allow modifications on sources.
----- Mail transféré -----
> De: "Russ Rowlett" <ROWLETT@email.unc.edu>
> À: "Olivier Sallou" <olivier.sallou@irisa.fr>
> Envoyé: Lundi 1 Août 2011 23:04:46
> Objet: RE: font "pointers" license
> Hello Olivier
>
> I created the Pointers font in an antique universe where the phrases
> "True Type" and "open source" had not yet been heard. I posted it on
> the old America Online ("You've got mail!") site as freeware and
> didn't give it a moment's thought after that. Someone, I don't know
> who, converted it to a TrueType font and sent me a copy. The font has
> drifted through the Internet for 16 years, and I see that my original
> documentation is still attached on dafont.com.
>
> Although I originally stated that the font was not in the public
> domain and should not be altered, it has already been altered to make
> it a TrueType font. You have my permission to make whatever additional
> modifications your application requires.
>
> Russ Rowlett
> University of North Carolina
> Chapel Hill NC USA
> ________________________________________
> From: Olivier Sallou [olivier.sallou@irisa.fr]
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 4:02 AM
> To: Rowlett, Russ
> Subject: font "pointers" license
>
> Hi,
> I am willing to package on Debian an application using your fonts
> "pointers" (I found a download at
> http://www.dafont.com/russ-rowlett.d497).
>
> However, the license file does not specify if fonts can be modified. I
> do not wish to do so, but to put them on Debian, modifications must be
> allowed. Setting it as "free" is not enough.
>
> Could you modify the license on your fonts, or update the license to
> comply with an open source license? (while you keep the copyright).
>
> There is license: SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE
> which may be of interest
> (http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL)
>
> Thank you
>
> Olivier
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