- From: Gustavo Ferreira <gustavo.ferreira@hipertipo.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:06:22 -0200
- To: www-style@w3.org
> Op Nov 11, 2008, om 9:14 PM heeft Levantovsky, Vladimir het > volgende geschreven: > >> On Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:56 PM Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: >> >> Before we get lost in rhetoric again, let us remember that >> existing font formats already expose such licensing restrictions. We >> don't have to invent any new technical solution for combining a font >> with its restrictions. The only thing that is legitimately being >> discussed is the matter of obfuscation: whether it is necessary >> and, if >> so, what manner of obfuscation is optimal. > > I must respectfully disagree. Existing fonts only expose > information on embedding restrictions, all other conditions such as > scope of use and distribution, etc., are outlined in the actual font > license and are not machine-readable. i agree with vladimir, current bits do not represent the terms for font usage on the web. this proposal by fontlab attemps to do so: http://www.eeulaa.org/ open_type.html regards, - gustavo.
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