![]() Personally, I'm using Adobe's Source Code Pro, and Source Sans Pro. If you're feeling lazy like me, go a step further and pair it with FontStash, which is a simple library around stb_truetype. Download a real font library, my recommendation is for Sean Barret's stb_truetype library. Save yourself the trouble, and just stop now. But that's just my opinion - not legal advice.Īhh. ![]() I believe that making a sprite sheet should probably count as making "extraction (and redistribution) difficult" and the name of the font isn't necessarily "obvious to those reading the document". Any other means of delivering a font to another person is considered 'distribution', and needs to be accompanied by any copyright notices and licensing information available in OFL.txt. In many cases the names of embedded fonts might also not be obvious to those reading the document, the font data format might be altered, and only a subset of the font - only the glyphs required for the text - might be included. Question: 1.11 What do you mean by 'embedding'? How does that differ from other means of distribution?Īnswer: By 'embedding' we mean inclusion of the font in a document or file in a way that makes extraction (and redistribution) difficult or clearly discouraged. Most modern font formats include metadata fields that will accept the full OFL text, and full inclusion increases the likelihood that users will understand and properly apply the license. In the case of metadata included within a font, it is legally sufficient to include only a link to the text of the OFL on, but we strongly recommend against this. Question: 1.10 Does the full OFL license text always need to accompany the font?Īnswer: The only situation in which an OFL font can be distributed without the text of the OFL (either in a separate file or in font metadata), is when a font is embedded in a document or bundled within a program. But it seems, according to their FAQ, that you could get away with not including it. You're really not giving away the crown jewels. Examples of bundling made possible by the OFL would include: word processors, design and publishing applications, training and educational software, games and entertainment software, mobile device applications, etc.ĭoes this license require me to include the license with my sprite-sheet for fonts? Question: 1.4 Can I sell a software package that includes these fonts?Īnswer: Yes, you can do this with both the Original Version and a Modified Version of the fonts. The intent of the license is to allow aggregation or bundling with software under restricted licensing as well. Only the portions based on the Font Software are required to be released under the OFL. Does this mean my program also has to be Free/Libre and Open Source Software?Īnswer: No. Question: 1.3 I want to distribute the fonts with my program. If in doubt, check the license for each one you want. For some (not sure if it's all), it's the SIL Open Font License for some, at least - but I suspect they use the same license for all the fonts. When you download the fonts, there's a license included. And you can use them in every way you want, privately or commercially - in print, on your computer, or in your websites. You can even customize them for your own use, or collaborate with the original designer to improve them. This means that you are free to share your favorites with friends and colleagues. Short answer: you can download them, modify, embed them in a game, print them, use them on your website or any other media.Īll of the fonts are Open Source. But, just to save people some time, I've looked up a few things, because I've seen so many "free" font sites that are so restrictive they're virtually useless.
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