quoteunquoteapps / CourierPrime

SIL Open Font License 1.1
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Update LICENSE.md #3

Closed davelab6 closed 4 years ago

davelab6 commented 9 years ago

This removes the OFL Reserved Font Name.

An RFN isn't a good idea for 2 reasons.

  1. It makes the process of collaboration via github cumbersome; if a member of the general public clicks the 'fork' button up top right, they must either seek permission from you before-hand to use the RFN, or to immediately change the font name in the files as part of their first modification, and then you'll have to change it back.
  2. Many websites who self host the font files will modify them, doing subsetting and format conversion, which are both explicitly defined in the OFL as kinds of modification subject to the RFN restriction. SIL have been willing to offer their view that the most popular web font formats are not format conversions subject to the RFN restriction, but popular web font bundling service Font Squirrel includes the less popular formats too, which do. And subsetting remains. So, changing the name or contacting you are both administrative burdens for these downstream users, and if they do contact you, for you; and many people won't think carefully about this and will just do so without asking, which formally terminates their license. Putting them in that position is not a good situation.
davelab6 commented 4 years ago

Closing as done in #7