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OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL

BITSTREAM OR THE GNOME FOUNDATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR

OTHER LIABILITY, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,

OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR

OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT

SOFTWARE OR FROM OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.

 

Except as contained in this notice, the names of Gnome, the Gnome

Foundation, and Bitstream Inc., shall not be used in advertising or

otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Font

Software without prior written authorization from the Gnome Foundation

or Bitstream Inc., respectively. For further information, contact:

fonts at gnome dot org.

 

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!