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Copyright FAQ

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  1. I don't understand the resale restriction... What gives?

 

     Bitstream is giving away these fonts, but wishes to ensure its

     competitors can't just drop the fonts as is into a font sale system

     and sell them as is. It seems fair that if Bitstream can't make money

     from the Bitstream Vera fonts, their competitors should not be able to

     do so either. You can sell the fonts as part of any software package,

     however.

 

  2. I want to package these fonts separately for distribution and

     sale as part of a larger software package or system.  Can I do so?

 

     Yes. A RPM or Debian package is a "larger software package" to begin

     with, and you aren't selling them independently by themselves.

     See 1. above.

 

  3. Are derivative works allowed?

     Yes!

 

  4. Can I change or add to the font(s)?

     Yes, but you must change the name(s) of the font(s).

 

  5. Under what terms are derivative works allowed?

 

     You must change the name(s) of the fonts. This is to ensure the

     quality of the fonts, both to protect Bitstream and Gnome. We want to

     ensure that if an application has opened a font specifically of these

     names, it gets what it expects (though of course, using fontconfig,

     substitutions could still could have occurred during font

     opening). You must include the Bitstream copyright. Additional

     copyrights can be added, as per copyright law. Happy Font Hacking!

 

  6. If I have improvements for Bitstream Vera, is it possible they might get

      adopted in future versions?

 

     Yes. The contract between the Gnome Foundation and Bitstream has

     provisions for working with Bitstream to ensure quality additions to

     the Bitstream Vera font family. Please contact us if you have such

     additions. Note, that in general, we will want such additions for the

     entire family, not just a single font, and that you'll have to keep

     both Gnome and Jim Lyles, Vera's designer, happy! To make sense to add

     glyphs to the font, they must be stylistically in keeping with Vera's

     design. Vera cannot become a "ransom note" font. Jim Lyles will be

     providing a document describing the design elements used in Vera, as a

     guide and aid for people interested in contributing to Vera.