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1 Bitstream Vera Fonts Copyright
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3 The fonts have a generous copyright, allowing derivative works (as
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4 long as "Bitstream" or "Vera" are not in the names), and full
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5 redistribution (so long as they are not *sold* by themselves). They
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6 can be be bundled, redistributed and sold with any software.
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8 The fonts are distributed under the following copyright:
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10 Copyright
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11 =========
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13 Copyright (c) 2003 by Bitstream, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Bitstream
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14 Vera is a trademark of Bitstream, Inc.
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16 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
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17 a copy of the fonts accompanying this license ("Fonts") and associated
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18 documentation files (the "Font Software"), to reproduce and distribute
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19 the Font Software, including without limitation the rights to use,
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20 copy, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the Font
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21 Software, and to permit persons to whom the Font Software is furnished
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22 to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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24 The above copyright and trademark notices and this permission notice
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25 shall be included in all copies of one or more of the Font Software
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26 typefaces.
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28 The Font Software may be modified, altered, or added to, and in
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29 particular the designs of glyphs or characters in the Fonts may be
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30 modified and additional glyphs or characters may be added to the
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31 Fonts, only if the fonts are renamed to names not containing either
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32 the words "Bitstream" or the word "Vera".
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34 This License becomes null and void to the extent applicable to Fonts
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35 or Font Software that has been modified and is distributed under the
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36 "Bitstream Vera" names.
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38 The Font Software may be sold as part of a larger software package but
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39 no copy of one or more of the Font Software typefaces may be sold by
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40 itself.
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42 THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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43 EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF
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44 MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
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45 OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
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46 BITSTREAM OR THE GNOME FOUNDATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
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47 OTHER LIABILITY, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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48 OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
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49 OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT
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50 SOFTWARE OR FROM OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.
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51
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52 Except as contained in this notice, the names of Gnome, the Gnome
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53 Foundation, and Bitstream Inc., shall not be used in advertising or
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54 otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Font
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55 Software without prior written authorization from the Gnome Foundation
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56 or Bitstream Inc., respectively. For further information, contact:
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57 fonts at gnome dot org.
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58
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59 Copyright FAQ
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60 =============
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61
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62 1. I don't understand the resale restriction... What gives?
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64 Bitstream is giving away these fonts, but wishes to ensure its
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65 competitors can't just drop the fonts as is into a font sale system
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66 and sell them as is. It seems fair that if Bitstream can't make money
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67 from the Bitstream Vera fonts, their competitors should not be able to
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68 do so either. You can sell the fonts as part of any software package,
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69 however.
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71 2. I want to package these fonts separately for distribution and
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72 sale as part of a larger software package or system. Can I do so?
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74 Yes. A RPM or Debian package is a "larger software package" to begin
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75 with, and you aren't selling them independently by themselves.
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76 See 1. above.
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78 3. Are derivative works allowed?
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79 Yes!
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81 4. Can I change or add to the font(s)?
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82 Yes, but you must change the name(s) of the font(s).
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84 5. Under what terms are derivative works allowed?
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86 You must change the name(s) of the fonts. This is to ensure the
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87 quality of the fonts, both to protect Bitstream and Gnome. We want to
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88 ensure that if an application has opened a font specifically of these
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89 names, it gets what it expects (though of course, using fontconfig,
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90 substitutions could still could have occurred during font
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91 opening). You must include the Bitstream copyright. Additional
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92 copyrights can be added, as per copyright law. Happy Font Hacking!
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94 6. If I have improvements for Bitstream Vera, is it possible they might get
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95 adopted in future versions?
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96
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97 Yes. The contract between the Gnome Foundation and Bitstream has
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98 provisions for working with Bitstream to ensure quality additions to
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99 the Bitstream Vera font family. Please contact us if you have such
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100 additions. Note, that in general, we will want such additions for the
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101 entire family, not just a single font, and that you'll have to keep
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102 both Gnome and Jim Lyles, Vera's designer, happy! To make sense to add
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103 glyphs to the font, they must be stylistically in keeping with Vera's
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104 design. Vera cannot become a "ransom note" font. Jim Lyles will be
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105 providing a document describing the design elements used in Vera, as a
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106 guide and aid for people interested in contributing to Vera.
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107
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108 7. I want to sell a software package that uses these fonts: Can I do so?
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110 Sure. Bundle the fonts with your software and sell your software
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111 with the fonts. That is the intent of the copyright.
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112
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113 8. If applications have built the names "Bitstream Vera" into them,
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114 can I override this somehow to use fonts of my choosing?
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116 This depends on exact details of the software. Most open source
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117 systems and software (e.g., Gnome, KDE, etc.) are now converting to
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118 use fontconfig (see www.fontconfig.org) to handle font configuration,
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119 selection and substitution; it has provisions for overriding font
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120 names and subsituting alternatives. An example is provided by the
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121 supplied local.conf file, which chooses the family Bitstream Vera for
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122 "sans", "serif" and "monospace". Other software (e.g., the XFree86
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123 core server) has other mechanisms for font substitution.
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