10 Feb
2013
10 Feb
'13
5:17 p.m.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
pointless. And stating that an author who publishes
his work
voluntarily gives up any ability to control it is little more
than whishfull thinking - just ask the author, who probably
knows his/her own intentions better that you do.
In fact, I know a few type designers who are quite OK about 3rd party
modifications of their work provided they are asked for permission
first. Which is why they always pick a proprietary license for their
work -- exactly to discourage arbitrary modifications :) It might
sounds crazy or stupid, but fonts are kinda special -- unlike software
where it's easy to notify a user about an existing update, an outdated
font has a long, long time of life. And once it's out, it's out.
Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org