AccuFonts licence (some assistence needed)

Stephan Rudlof sr at evolgo.de
Fri Jul 7 14:46:37 UTC 2000


John M McIntosh wrote:
> 
> After some discussion with the owner I managed to get a license to use the
> AccuFonts within Squeak. These fonts are bitmapped fonts that look/feel like
> the majority of city named fonts in Apple's suite of fonts. New York of
> course being one of them.

:-)

> By using these fonts we do not have exposure to
> the original Squeak license that talks about Apple Fonts, and which has
> restrictions on use/sale.

:-)

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> -----------------------------------------------------
> > Doug Easterbrook
> > Arts Management Systems Ltd.
> > mailto:doug at artsman.com
> > http://www.artsman.com
> > Phone (403) 215-5701    Fax (403) 215-5704
> 
> > I've thought about what I'd like to do about this to help you and I have a
> > simple proposal - minimum of legalese stuff.
> >
> > I'm willing to provide the fonts free of charge subject to the following
> > license stipulations or EULA.

I (not a lawyer) see only one potential - hopefully not existent -
problem:

> > 1) that they can be copied as often as people want as part of the 'squeak'
> > environment but cannot be divorced from such
> > 2) that people cannot make money off reselling them

Potential problem: What about making money by selling an application
with Squeak and this fonts?

Stephan

> > 3) that any deployed product using the fonts place an acknowledgement in
> > their splash screen or documentation some words to the effect 'fonts
> > licensed from Arts Management Systems'.
> > 4) that the license is perpetual and cannot be revoked
> > 5) that Arts Management makes no warranties as to the fitness of the fonts
> > for any purpose, nor a guarantee that they work.
> >
> >
> >
> > what is basically amounts to is an acknowledgement where they came from and
> > user beware.
> >
> >
> > Would that suit the purpose you need them for?
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > Doug Easterbrook
> > Arts Management Systems Ltd.
> > mailto:doug at artsman.com
> > http://www.artsman.com
> > Phone (403) 215-5701    Fax (403) 215-5704
> 
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